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Mortgages & Endowments sticky
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Selling the house that I bought with my ex, is she entitled to 50% equity?
Hi, I'm looking for advice on my situation, I have not yet contacted a solicitor about this and hope to find someone who has been in a similar situation who could advise me on how to approach this. I bought a house with my ex partner (not married but do have a 3 year old child with) in September 2022. Around a month after…
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Is letter of consent and postponement a standard ?
hi All Just trying to remorgage the house with first direct and they need the letter of consent and postponement from my wife. The mortgage is in my name as i wonder if this is a standard procedure for all banks to require this or not? It is rather strongly worded which got me worried if she really has to sign it. Regards
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Mortgage for over 60 in home with no building regs certificate?
My husband and I have been living in our home since the 1990s. The house was built in 1986. The house has no building regs certificate from when it was originally built and is slightly larger then the original planning permission allowed. Our mortgage lender was happy to lend to us as the previous owner had a mortgage. Our…
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Which mortgage to go for? 2 year or 5 year
Any advice on which to pick?
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Mortgage Arrears/ Reposession Help
Hi, i am a resident in scotland and i am currently at the end of my mortgage. I still need to pay a substantial lump sum at the end of my agreement. Due to my health and age the bank have been referring my case for 6 months at a time as i continue to make a monthly payment. I have been approached by the banks legal…
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Borrow more than purchase price
Long story short - agreed to buy family house for 40k (it is worth 120k) but it needs a lot of work. I’m a FTB. I asked the mortgage advisor if I can get a mortgage to do this and he advised I cannot mortgage and remortgage at the same time, which is effectively what I’m trying to do. I can however take out a mortgage for…
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What counts as PDL to lenders
Hi folks Applying for a mortgage with Skipton, who don’t take anyone with a Payday Loan in the last two years. But a lot of back and forth online as to what classes as a PDL to lenders - products like Drafty, Finio, Pave etc… Any informed thoughts/experiences welcome.
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Mortgage application rejected.
Good morning. Can anyone offer me some information, insight or advice on the following dilemma please. I am a 61-year-old, single first-time buyer, using the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). I have no equity and a small deposit of 10%. I put in an offer on a retirement property, paid the application fee and paid the first…
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Are we expecting BOE to remain at 5.25% on 9th May 2024?
Will trackers decrease further, ie a rate closer to the BOE rate, or is that it for trackers.....not much movement since January on them.....
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Are companies like L&C or Habito good for adverse credit applications
As per the title. We are in a better financial state than a year ago and would like to find out if we could remortgage or move now. Do companies on the MSE Broker list like L&C work ok with adverse credit applications?
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Does portaging save you money?
Hello all, I’m soon coming off my fixed rate (next 5 months) and have some questions about looking for a new provider. Should I stick with my existing mortgage and fix it for another 2 years, or does remortgaging actually save you money considering that interest is front-loaded over the principle in the earlier term of the…
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Mortgage broker - ask me anything
Thought I would start a thread where people can ask the brokers opinion on things @ACG @LRmortgage @kingstreet @Deleted_User (any other brokers want to chip in - these were the main other brokers who came to mind. It is definately an interesting market - probably the busiest I have ever been but at the same time lenders…
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Barclays mortgage valuations... which company?
Does anyone know what company Barclays use for their property valuations, and whether I (as the customer) would have any say in who goes out? The reason, I'm buying a new build and the developer won't allow Connells on site (because of their reputation to downvalue - which I understand). I've had a mortgage application in…
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Have I been mis sold my mortgage?
Newbie here so please bare with me...I bought a small property next to a care home and belonging to it that I was MD of in 2002 and got plans to extend it. I got a 110k mortgage from Barclays to start the work in 2005 then in 2006 got my full mortgage of 300k. At this time Barclays valued my completed property at 650k.…
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Own New Mortgages
Has anyone taken out an Own New Rate Reducer Mortgage and if so what was your experience? It seems like an absolute no brainer with the current market mortgage rates and I was surprised to find it has not been covered yet by Martin or anyone at MSE. For those wondering what it is, when you buy a new build house from…
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Lost Endowment Policy
When I bought my first house in 1985 with my then fiancé we took out an endowment mortgage. 6 years later when we split up I re-mortgaged the house with a repayment mortgage but never cashed in the endowment. I did however stop payments to it. I no longer have any of the documentation, have checked with the solicitor who…
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Cash advance credit card before mortgage
Hello I need some advice please and hopefully no judgement. I used my credit card through PayPal to send £4000 to a friend of mine over 6 different payments as I was purchasing several items from him for my business. Little did I realise but Barclays classed these is a “cash like” transaction and charged me fees and marked…
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No more fix as the end is nigh!
My fixed rate ends July of this year and I've taken advantage over the last 2 years of making the full 10% overpayment. I will have 4 years remaining. Bank have now written to reduce my payments so I remain in the 4 years to pay it back. Nice to have that extra money but even nicer to have the whole amount to play with…
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Kensington
Second lot of questions from Kensington Mortgages, nothing sinister.. asking for proof of deposit and confirmation of freehold… however they have asked about childcare costs and for current landlords details. Anyone with experience of why they want the above? They have also put on last point ; Additional Information -…
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Kensington Mortgages
I am after a little advice for anyone who has used Kensington Mortgages. We have gone through the process and today been told they've instructed for valuation. How long does this usually take on a new build property?