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Shared ownership buy out

Vaagstrom
Vaagstrom Posts: 1 Newbie
edited 7 July 2009 at 6:41AM in Mortgages & endowments
Hi everyone (my first post)

I'll start at the begining
About six years ago myself and my brother were left two properties in a will with no ineheritance tax to pay (lucky us) so no mortgage to pay. Now the way the houses are split is that the house i live in i own exactly half of and my brother owns half, the second house which is next door is split the same way. We also have a tennant just recently moved in next door to me.
My brother lives in Worthing with his partner and both are desperate move so my brother has asked me to buy him out for the sum of £100,000 which to me is a very good price and an opportunity not to be missed. Obviously i know both houses are worth more. So to the questions:

1. As i've never had a mortgage before what mortgage type would i have to go for? eg a remortgage etc... Equity release seems out of the question as it seems that is for the over 55's

2. Can i remortgage against both properties to keep the loan to value rate low?

I will be contacting the solicitor who settled the original will and some mortgage advisors for advice but it would great to be armed with some knowledge.
Any help is gratefully received
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