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Ground Rent Increase
My mother lives in a flat where the ground rent has been £137 for the last 6 years.She has recently received a letter from Premier Estates asking for an Extra £70 as an increase. Is an increase like this allowed. See below re their wording.Do I need to check anything? Can you appeal? Your lease of the above-mentioned…
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Mortgage in two-parts, which should I overpay?
Hello! We recently moved house to a more expensive property and had to take out some additional borrowing (referred to as 'part two' of our mortgage) to cover the costs. Our 'part one' is coming towards the end of a fixed 5-year rate (ending in April 2025) at 2.17% and the new 'part two' is fixed for 2-years (ending in…
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Pepper mortgages
Has anyone any experience with taking out a mortgage with Pepper? We have had a hard search done on our credit files on the day of application and are waiting on an offer hopefully today. We have had a security call etc and are now just patiently(or not so!) waiting! My question is, are they likely to do another credit…
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Can I have money from a home sale sent directly bu soliicitors to a joint savings account?
Can money obtained from a home sale ( joint mortgage) get sent by solicitors directly into our joint savings account? We don’t have a joint current account. I have given my partner’s sole account for now do you think solicitors will have any issues with depositing it into a sole account? We don’t really mind where it goes.…
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Will a new phone contract affect my mortgage?
Hello, I have (stupidly) recently taken out a new phone contract not really thinking about the implications on my mortgage which has already being approved - I am in the process of completing on a flat. It was just a small upgrade (£10 a month to around £30) and now I am worried whether this will affect my mortgage? I have…
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Advice needed about 5 year fix term ending soon, and moving to a more suitable house.
Hello Everyone My wife's 5 year fixed term mortgage deal is due to end in November, at that stage we will owe around £14,000, can we just phone our existing provider (Bank) and ask them to continue taking their payments until it is fully cleared. The wife took out a 9 year mortgage on November 2019 on the house valued…
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Timing a remortgage with Early Repayment Charge
Hi, I'm looking to remortgage with a new lender (NatWest) for a much better rate + for some additional borrowing. I have an AIP from NatWest and we're about to go into full application. My existing fixed mortgage has an ERC of 3% up until 30 Sep, which drops to 2% on Oct 1st. Is it possible to go through the full…
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Ex threatening to not pay mortgage and bills
I have been trying to leave the person I own a house 50/50 with however he is threatening that he will not pay his half of the mortgage and bills if I put our house up for sale. This is an attempt to stop me leaving someone who is verbally abusive and aggressive to me daily. I told him this would result in our house being…
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mortgage on head lease/under lease flat?
Long-time lurker, first-time poster here, so thanks for bearing with me and this long post.... I've identified a 1-bdrm flat I want to buy in east London and had an accepted offer. It's a maisonette in a row of Victorian red-brick purpose-built flats. It has a lot of features I've been seeking--large, eat-in kitchen, end…
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Remortgage or go on to Tracker/Variable Now?
I've always opted for a fixed rate mortgage but I would like to move within the next 2 years. I am wondering if to opt for a tracker or variable rate for the first time in anticipation of a reduction in rates and to avoid exit fees if I choose to sell sooner rather than later. Alternatively I see no reason why I couldn't…
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Voluntary reposession of a home - anyone got any experience ?
Hi All, Bought our home 2 years ago and never missed a mortgage payment although our finances are really bad at the moment. We have got no savings whatsoever. The tip of the iceberg is that my wife’s mom been diagnosed with a terminal illness and she lives abroad, it seems like my wife is adamant to go and take care of…
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Lump Sum Payment Interview
Hi all. I have a mortgage with the Co-Op Bank. I want to make a fairly significant lump sum payment to reduce the capital. Co-Op are telling me I need to have a 2 1/2 hour interview with a Mortgage Advisor! Is this normal and is there anything I need to be wary of? Thanks v much.
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Can Three People Own a House - But Only One Needs a Mortgage
Just as the title says really, can three people be on the deeds for a house, but only one has a mortgage? Say, in my case, the house is £450,000, two of us have £150,000 each, and the third doesn't. Can she get a mortgage for her share alone and it not be in our names (understandably the mortgage would be secured against…
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What are my options?
We are looking to downside considerably next summer and become mortgage free, it is possible that we might need another year based on how market is in 8-9 months time, how soon we get a decent offer and also personally we work things out to put the house on market. We can't sell any earlier than July next year because of…
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650k 95% LTV?
Hi all, I'm looking to buy with my partner in about 6 months time. For various reasons we don't have that much deposit relative to our income, and some debt. I'm aware we could continue to save for 10% in a reasonable amount of time, I'd just like to know if a 95% mortgage is an option, particularly for a property over…
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Mortgage Calculator with HomeBuy scheme
Hi, My mortgage renewal is due in November and the financial adviser company doing the search for me has found the best deal to be with my current provider (NatWest) at 5%. This is a 3.2% hike. She says that because I have a 20% HomeBuy scheme when I bought the house, there are no lenders who will give a better rate. Is it…
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Should I pay off the Mortgage?
Hi, So I have two separate mortgages. One from my original house purchase (A) and the second one to cover the extra for when we moved home (B). Mortgage (A) is an old Nationwide one and has many benefits incl overpayments/borrow back with no extra charge. This is on a 6.75% interest rate so we have been steadily chipping…
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Mortgage advice pls.
Hi. I own a third of a property. I wish to buy a person out of their share which would mean I own two thirds. Can you point me to a provider that would allow me to do this along with some sort of calculator. The sum I would be borrowing is between 60-75k.
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Higher initial payment on remortgage wipes out savings from switching?
I'm currently looking to remortgage as my 2 year fixed term
is coming to an end. My current lender has offered me another 2 year fixed deal
at 5.19% and my mortgage broker has suggested that I switch to a different
lender that has a lower 5.04% fixed 2 year deal. The reduction in interest rate
will save me around £400 over…
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Notice of Correction Password - Halifax
Good evening! I submitted a mortgage application with Halifax via a mortgage advisor on Monday. Valuation was completed today. The broker was contacted by Halifax to ask about a lock/password on my credit file (I was a victim of ID Fraud last year - very stressful!). It can take up to 28 days to get this removed but I have…
