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Never said he borrowed on a single income. My friend works at Visma as SWE. BTW 20% downpayment is the usual deal in most of the EU countries and it does not have to do anything with one being foreigner or not.

I find your remarks incredibly entitled and shortsighted most like coming from the need to defend your home country.

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I’m not Danish :)

In France you can borrow with a 5-15% down payment. In Denmark, as a Dane, you can easily get a mortgage with a 5-10% down payment. As a foreigner, it’s almost impossible to get with less than 20%. I’m being asked for 30% by my bank (because of the fact I own my own company).

It’s one of the things I absolutely despise about Denmark.

I apologise if I’ve come across as entitled—not quite sure how, however you’re right that this is a topic I feel strongly about.

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