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Equity from my half commercial half residential property
Hello! Anyone know of a way to raise (a lot of) capital from my property (mortgage-free now) that's half cafe half maisonette to give to my son towards his first buy flat? He would pay the monthly interest. I'm 67, state pension, bit of income from my caff but not much.... Fingers crossed. Many thanks, Jane
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Use of Credit card
I have a loan with around £5000 to pay off. Do loan companies allow this to be paid off with a credit card? Reason for question is that I have new Amex benefits credit card that gives me a lot of bonus points if I spend a certain amount in the introductory period.
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Loan vs PCP
Hi all, After some clarification on my current PCP deal.I have 28 months left at £259.97 in addition to the balloon payment of £6734. Apr is 5.9%. Settlement figure is £12586.89, saving £1166.30 in interest. When the PCP has ended i would simply give the caR back and start again usually with a 2k deposit. My question, my…
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WHAT SORT OF LOAN IS BEST FOR ME
Hi Everyone, I am a physiotherapist working partly in NHS and partly self-employed. I pay £400 per month to rent a windowless room and am thinking of adding a small extension to my house as a clinic room to run my business from home instead of renting. Could anyone advise which type of loan would be most suitable for this…
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Unable to provide credit agreement
Following previous advice on here I requested a copy of my credit agreement with a 3rd party company who act on behalf of a bank who I had a loan with 16 years ago. It's taken 4 months but they finally got back to me today saying that can *possibly* only provide the original loan agreement with the bank and their own T&Cs…
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Help with an unfair late payment
Hello I’m just wondering if anyone can help. I’m currently in the process of buying a new house and getting a port mortgage with Santander, they’re happy to offer a mortgage but want a late payment cleared off my account first. It’s worth mentioning I am due to exchange next week. I wasn’t ever aware of this late payment…
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Changing a refinance loan
Looking for advice please. My 24 yo daughter had a 5 year consolidation loan which she took out 3 years ago. Needless to say her credit history was terrible. She also had a Debt Management Plan. The DMP was paid off this year and so the only loan she has now is the consolidation loan. The interest rates are phenomenal and…
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PCP loan
I’ve just checked my PCP car loan deal and I’m on 9.9% apr !! Is it worth getting a loan at a lower rate and paying off in a lump sum ? I never knew it was SO high in interest. am I stuck now or is there anything I can do! Any advice greatly appreciated
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Missing Voluntary Termination letter - Mini/BMW Finance
I wanted to terminate my Mini PCP around a year ago to get a bigger car. I was near the point where I could walk away and not make any further payments. However, I wanted confirmation of the date at which I could return it without incurring any further charges. I'd received a settlement figure a couple of months previously…
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Skye Loans-nervous about paying back
Morning All - I have a 2nd charge mortgage loan which was taken over by Skye a couple of years ago. All has gone well and now I want to pay it back. they've sent me a redemption sum, did a money laundering check and sent me their bank details BUT...I'm scared about transferring nearly £20k to them in case a) the letter is…
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HSBC Loan Repayment
Hello, Possibly a stupid question but it's my first loan I've had... I'm 2 years into a 5 year loan with HSBC and at the end of the month I will have £3000 ready to pay it off. On the app it says my current loan balance is £4100, and it will cost £3200 to pay the loan off today, with a £900 interest refund. Does this mean…
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WFS/Coast - no copy of loan agreement
I had a loan with Welcome. They went under, Coast Finance took over. I have astray cked for a signed copy of the original credit agreement but they keep skirting around it (I never asked citing the relevant act). However, I need to know, is it still valid for me to write to them and ask for the original signed agreement?…
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Overdraft Charges
Hello I am hoping someone can help. I went into my overdraft with my bank by £1 yesterday (I hardly ever use my overdraft but have it as a safe measure as you never know) The very same day I transferred money into the account to make sure I wasn't in my overdraft and so didn't incur charges. I could see the monies cleared…
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Shawbrook are NOT listening
Shawbrook bank, are not listening to me. I cant afford the loan, have called them several times and told them. They wont do anything aoart from add a missed payment fee of £80. Contacted the ombudsman, awaiting their decision. HELP !!
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Student loans changes to Ts&Cs 10 years later (2011/2012)
Hi there, I’m not sure who to contact so thought this was the best email address. About two weeks ago, the Resolutions Team with the Student Loans Company contacted me to say I was wrongly put onto the 2012 tuition fee plan due to changing universities and courses when I was already on the 2011 fees. I queries this at the…
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Student loan
Hi all looking for some guidance on securing a student loan to finance an OU course starting sept/Oct this year. When can I apply for student loans for 2021/22? I can’t see anything on the government website. Any guidance much appreciated.....!
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How To Check If Someone Is Using My Address For Loans
Whats the best site to use to check my home address for loan reports, I want to make sure a previous partner is not using my address for loans. Thanks.
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Provident petsonal credit
Hi All Just an update on my battle with the above mentioned. Back in september 2020, i decided to contact provident and ask for a copy of all the loans i had between 2009 & 2016. After about 4 weeks or so they sent me an email with details to log in to a complaints portal, very easy to do, so after downloading all 18 loand…
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Equity release, rented house.
Eighty year old dad in good health currently abroad, usually returns to England for a few months at a time and stays with friends or rents a room while in the UK but currently can't travel. Has a mortgage free house which he rents out in UK, that's his main income. Wants to release £20k equity now, house valued at £240k.…
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Hello and question about secured loan figures quoted by a broker
Greetings everyone! B) I have applied for and had an initial offer of a secured loan of £20,000 repayable over 144 months (12 years). I am looking at lots of options, ranging from equity release to convoluted use of credit cards, balance transfers etc. in order to fund some overdue home improvement as I don't have savings.…