Dear expats
I am currently preparing to move to Norway as I have accepted a job offer in Bergen in the oilfield services business. So all my paper work i.e. work visa and entry clearance has been granted. I have read lot of threads and gone through lot of web based material regarding life in Norway and I have built up this really nice picture in my mind that I hope it will materialise . I have been an expatriate myself for few years now and this time I wanna settle down in Norway for long as I am fed up of moving from one country to another. Through this post I wanna know how easy (or difficult) to get a Housing mortgage/Loan in Norway to buy a property, providing I can afford at least 10% of the loan as a deposit?.
My new employer has agreed to provide housing for me for up to 6 months so I really dont wanna rent afterwards and pay someone's else mortgage if I can invest that money in my onw prperty (I have done it before for 5 years and I deeply regret it now). The only problem is how easy to get approved a Loan from a bank and can it be done within my first 6 months(my starting salary is in the region of 660000NOK + benfits)?
What banks have relatively easy procedures to get a loan? does it need to be with the bank I will first open an account with?
I really wanna buy a property and feel home rather than asking for the landlord's permission every time I wanna put a small screw in the wall
Your help will much much be appreciated
Regards