{"type":"document","data":{"id":"83439046-e2f1-4316-800c-0daf0782b587","localeString":"en-GB","publishDate":"2026-02-25T12:09:10.628+01:00","contentType":"onecms:productPage","hasMacro":false,"flexPageMetadata":{"afmBanner":false,"robotInstruction":{"noIndex":false,"noFollow":false},"description":"Taking your current mortgage terms and rate with you when moving house. Is that possible? See what ING has to offer."},"mainHeaderZone":{"componentType":"productHeader","cta":{"componentType":"cta","textLink":{"url":"/en/personal/mortgage/contact/book-appointment","text":"Discuss your options"}},"secondaryCta":{"textLink":{"url":"https://www.ing.nl/particulier/hypotheek/contact/doorstromer?subscrid=cmnl-mort-doorstromer","text":"Schedule a free phone consultation"}},"coreHeader":{"headerImage":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/e9cdbf3d-59af-4313-b9f4-a3acbaa3542e/Child-playing-hide-and-seek-in-cardboard-box","type":"image","width":5142,"altTextEN":"\"\"","altTextNL":"\"\"","altTextFR":"\"\"","altTextDE":"\"\"","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/6fea37d4615a6a4/original/Child-playing-hide-and-seek-in-cardboard-box.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"title":"Taking your mortgage with you","subtitle":"If you have an ING mortgage and are planning to move house, you’ll be interested to hear that one of our mortgage conditions, which have earned us a five-star MoneyView rating, is that you can take your mortgage rate with you by using our mortgage portability option. How does this work?"},"backLink":{"textLink":{"url":"/en/personal/mortgage","text":"Mortgage"}}},"flexZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Mortgage portability. How does it work?"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" dir=\"ltr\"><span><span>When you buy a new home, you’ll take out a new mortgage. If you intend to take out this new mortgage with ING, ING will assess whether you qualify for it. While this means that you will not port your current mortgage to ING, you may, under certain conditions, be able to port the mortgage rate terms from your old mortgage to your new ING mortgage.</span></span></span></p>"},"alignedImage":{"position":"left","transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/f59d1324-25e7-4021-9fc5-37d6ce212e21/movingboxescatdogspotnopadding","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/5bc05ededa79aa06/original/movingboxescatdogspotnopadding.svg","extension":"svg"}},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Porting your mortgage rate terms. Here's how:"},{"componentType":"accordion","accordionList":[{"title":"1. Porting the time remaining on the fixed-rate period for your old mortgage","richBody":{"value":"<p><span><span><span>With this option, the fixed-rate period from your old mortgage will continue unchanged for your new mortgage. This may apply to your entire loan or just part of it. The new loan part cannot be more than the amount of the old loan part that has already been paid off. The ported mortgage rate terms will remain valid for the remainder of the ported fixed-rate period. The old mortgage rate will, however, be corrected based on the new loan-to-value ratio for the new mortgage. This option is available on the condition that, on the date the offer is issued, there is still at least one year to run on the fixed-rate period for the loan part you want to take with you.</span></span></span></p>"}},{"title":"2. Mortgage rate averaging","richBody":{"value":"<p><span><span><span>If the interest rate on your old mortgage is lower than the current rate for similar mortgages when you apply for a new mortgage offer, you can also use the <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/mortgage/your-mortgage/intermediate-adjustment\">mortgage rate averaging option</a>. This option lets you choose a new fixed-rate period for your new mortgage and port the mortgage rate terms from your old mortgage to your new mortgage through rate averaging.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>If the current mortgage rate is relatively low, you can also choose the current rate. In that case, you will not take your mortgage rate with you.</span></span></span></p>"}}]},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Porting your mortgage rate. What are the conditions?"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p><span><span><span>The mortgage portability option is subject to the following conditions: </span></span></span></p><ul><li><span><span><span><span>The maximum amount for which you can port the mortgage rate terms from your old mortgage is the debt remaining on your old mortgage. If you are switching to a different type of mortgage, the mortgage rate will be selected from the mortgage rate table of the mortgage type for your new mortgage on the original offer date. </span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>The surcharge or discount, as applicable, based on the loan-to-value ratio will be recalculated for the new mortgage.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>Your new mortgage application will be assessed based on current acceptance criteria. </span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>You can use the mortgage portability option for up to six months after paying off your old mortgage.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>You can use the mortgage portability option if your current mortgage has a fixed mortgage rate. A variable mortgage rate contract cannot be ported to a new mortgage.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>If you&apos;re moving house, we will look at your new <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/mortgage/current-mortgage-rates/the-energy-label-and-your-mortgage-interest-rate\">home’s energy label.</a> Whether or not the energy label will affect your <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/mortgage/current-mortgage-rates\">mortgage rate</a> depends on the mortgage rate terms and agreements for your current mortgage.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>The house is sold and all debtors relinquish ownership of the property. </span></span></span></span></li></ul>"}},{"componentType":"accordion","accordionList":[{"title":"You're splitting up — how does the mortgage portability option work in that case?","richBody":{"value":"<p><span><span><span><strong>Splitting up </strong></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>If you have <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/mortgage\">a mortgage </a>together with your partner and you’re splitting up, you can divide the mortgage rate terms between you for each loan part. This is subject both to the conditions above and the conditions below. </span></span></span></p><ul><li><span><span><span><span>One of the partners ports all mortgage rate terms as they are.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>One partner ports part of the mortgage rate terms as they are. The other partner can port the remainder based on mortgage rate averaging.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>Both partners port part of the mortgage rate terms based on mortgage rate averaging. How exactly the partners split the terms between them is up to them to agree. </span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>You will then be asked to fill out a form specifying how you want to split the mortgage rate terms. The one selling the home will receive this form from the <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/mortgage/mortgage-advice\">mortgage adviser</a>.  Both must sign the form and submit it along with the mortgage application. Ask your mortgage adviser for help filling out the form.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span>If your (ex-)partner doesn’t want to sign the form, you can port up to half of the mortgage rate terms to your next mortgage through rate averaging. </span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>The house is sold and all debtors relinquish ownership of the property. If one of the partners/debtors will continue to live in the property, the leaving partner will not be able to use the portability option. </span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>"}}]},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p><span><span><span><span><span><a href=\"https://www.ing.nl/particulier/hypotheek/contact/doorstromer?subscrid=cmnl-mort-doorstromer\">Schedule a free phone consultation</a> now </span></span>or contact an independent adviser. ING works with over <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/mortgage/mortgage-advice/advice-independent-adviser\">2,700 independent advisers</a>.</span></span></span></p>"}}]},"legalZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"paragraph","title":"Good to know","richBody":{"value":"<p>The English text of the website is a translation of the Dutch original version. This translation is intended for the customers convenience only. In case of any discrepancies between the two versions, the original Dutch version shall prevail. The mortgage offer and contract will be signed in Dutch. Also, all further communication after signing the mortgage contract will be in Dutch. You acknowledge and accept this. If any assistance or clarification is needed, we recommend contacting your mortgage advisor or to call our customer service via the ING app.</p>"}}]}}}