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Mortgage Release Fee

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  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 119,811 Forumite
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    They are not illegal and do not need to be proportionate either.

    In the past, a number of lenders moved initial costs to the backend but then started to increase them. The FSA ruled that they could not increase them beyond what was on the contract without FSA permission.

    Since then the fees have been used to reflect what they were designed for originally. This is part of the reason initial charges also increased again.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • sheenaread
    sheenaread Posts: 50 Forumite
    The lender has failed to communicate with me at all. That is very, very bad customer service and worthy of a complaint.
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