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Pros and cons of mortgage change

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  • I have to wonder if the mortgage adviser can customise the offer irrespective of offers in the shop window.

    Why not.
  • Leon_W
    Leon_W Posts: 1,813 Forumite
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    Mortgage advisers (or lenders) can't customise or make one off offers to customers.


    A lot of work goes into ensuring that a mortgage product has the correct KFIs, calculations, features and benefits. Lenders will not redesign a whole IT system to cope with just a one off.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    I have to wonder if the mortgage adviser can customise the offer irrespective of offers in the shop window.

    Why not.

    Because they don't the authority. A Lenders policy is set at executive board level downwards.
  • Been to see current mortgage provider today.

    Been offered 2.8% fixed for 5 years.

    No charges whatsoever.

    And I'm reducing the term by 1 year 9 months down to 12 years for a monthly cost of just £2 more than my current monthly payment.

    If I find that we've got spare money I can reduce the term again during the 5 year period

    And very little paperwork involved.

    Seems like a good deal to me.
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