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default on a french mortgage

I have a french mortgage on a property secured abroad. The mortgage is £48,000 and the value WAS £70,000 but as prices stand now it looks like 50-60 & would be difficult to sell. It currently looks like the property will be repossessed as I don't have the income to pay it. My question is what is the most painless method to bring this to the end.

1) if the bank takes over the property and there is still debt on it can they claim the debt through the english courts?

2) will this have any impact on my UK credit rating

3) what would be the implications in france for not paying (can they bring criminal charges)

4) can the french mortgage instruct a UK firm to collect debt on their behalf

Comments

  • I am in the same situation how did you get on?
    What help have you had?
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Best to post your own thread and question. Than drag one up from a user that has never posted on the site since nor received an answer, from nearly 2 years ago.
  • Well said that man!
    Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
    September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
    April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
    Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045

    Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 2037
  • System
    System Posts: 178,353 Community Admin
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    Be very worried!
    Look at the way that the French went steaming into Libya and Gaddafi only had a parking ticket picked up in Marseilles :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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