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Jeonse Risk Score (Korea)

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Score the risk of a Korean jeonse deposit using debt ratio, auction recovery, and HUG/SGI insurance eligibility β€” in under a minute.

About this tool

Jeonse Risk Score (jeonse) tells Korean tenants whether a deposit is safe in under a minute. Enter deposit, sale price, senior debt from the property register, and house type (apartment / officetel / villa / detached) to compute (1) debt ratio = (deposit + senior debt) Γ· sale price Γ— 100, (2) expected auction price using house-type recovery ratios, (3) deposit recovery amount and rate, (4) HUG / SGI guarantee eligibility (with extra checks against official price for villas / detached homes). Output is a 0–100 risk score in 4 tiers (Safe / Caution / Risk / Extreme). Includes a maximum-mortgage β†’ actual-debt mode, the 5-step lease-registration procedure, a direct HUG hotline link, and a cross-link to the property-register guide (deungki).

Use cases

Scenario 1

Self-screen before a villa jeonse

A first-job worker checking a Seoul villa with β‚©240M deposit / β‚©300M price / β‚©50M senior mortgage runs the risk score and recovery rate to decide whether to sign.

Scenario 2

Block jeonse fraud risk early

If a new-build villa shows price β‰ˆ jeonse deposit, the tool flags 95%+ debt ratio and HUG-ineligible reasons β€” pushing the user to a different listing.

Scenario 3

Multi-household senior aggregation

For multi-household homes, the tool sums senior tenants’ deposits and mortgages in the same building, simulates recovery, and produces leverage for deposit-reduction or mortgage-release negotiation.

Scenario 4

Pre-screen HUG eligibility

A tenant making the contract conditional on jeonse insurance pre-screens rejection grounds (126% of official price, 90% LTV, etc.).

Features

  • 1-minute screen of debt ratio / recovery / HUG eligibility (4 inputs)
  • House-type recovery ratios (apt ~85% / officetel ~78% / villa ~70% / detached ~65%)
  • Maximum-mortgage β†’ actual-debt mode (Γ·1.2)
  • Auto-applied HUG official-price Γ— 140% rule for villas / detached
  • 5-step lease-registration procedure + HUG hotline shortcut
  • Share URL + copy text + cross-link to deungki (register guide)

Frequently asked

Q. What debt-ratio level is risky?
A. MOLIT / HUG guidelines flag 80%+ as risky. The tool grades < 60% Safe, 60–80% Caution, 80–100% Risk, > 100% Extreme.
Q. What is the difference between maximum mortgage and actual debt?
A. A maximum mortgage is typically 110–130% of the actual loan. The tool offers a Γ·1.2 (120%) conversion mode.
Q. Result says risky β€” what now?
A. Pause the deal, or negotiate a deposit cut / mortgage-release clause. If HUG is unavailable, also check SGI; for clearly underwater listings, walk away first.
Q. Are inputs uploaded?
A. No. All calc happens in the browser (localStorage) with no server transmission.

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How we run it / disclaimer

This tool is advisory and does not constitute legal, tax, medical, or financial advice. All calculations and document generation run in your browser; inputs are never sent to a server. Ads follow Google AdSense policy and are kept separate from tool accuracy.