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remortgage valuation isnt very clear advice please

I am currently remortgaging a property with no outstanding mortgage.

I had the valuation completed through the bank (halifax) and got a copy of it today. I phoned them because it doesnt give an exact value. The valuation apparently is "houses in this street have sold between 75-95k recently." I could have told them this.

If this is indeed my valuation how much am i likely to be able to get a mortgage for?

My mortgage advisor is on holiday so cant even get the bank to advise me.:eek:

And even within his "valuation" the properties that have sold at the lower end of the scale were 2 bedroom ones that are at one end of the street- this is a 3 bedroom.

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  • Let_Us_See
    Let_Us_See Posts: 1,319 Forumite
    Surely if you have submitted an application you should know the amount applied for?

    Unless there are extenuating circumstances I am surprised at the use of Halifax as they treat an unencumbered (no existing mortgage) re-mortgage as a "purchase" and therefore do not offer free valuation and free legal fees available from other lenders.
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