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Aldermore Help!!!

Hi,

We have a mortgage in principle from Aldermore, this is a re mortgage and we used a house value of £87K. We have been advised they are coming to do a valuation, but we think the house is more along the lines of the £90K.

What i am asking is will Aldermore usually stick around the estimated valuation we gave on the mortgage in principal or if it is worth more will they normal reflect this?

Our broker said they dont always go out the way to give the higher end valuations?

Thanks

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    How much do owe on your mortgage currently?
  • amnblog
    amnblog Posts: 12,762 Forumite
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    Your broker is correct.


    It is extremely rare for a valuer to volunteer a figure above the state value.
    I am a Mortgage Broker

    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • NattyT21
    NattyT21 Posts: 12 Forumite
    We currently have £73k left to pay on mortgage
  • NattyT21
    NattyT21 Posts: 12 Forumite
    We gave the first estimate ourself, and we hedged lower on the safe side i would say.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    NattyT21 wrote: »
    We currently have £73k left to pay on mortgage

    That's under the 85% threshold. If the property is worth slightly more. Then the valuer will have no difficulty in signing off at the 87k level.
  • kingstreet
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    It doesn't matter to the lender, or matter which lender this is.

    The surveyor will not value the property at more than your estimate.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • NattyT21
    NattyT21 Posts: 12 Forumite
    kingstreet wrote: »
    It doesn't matter to the lender, or matter which lender this is.

    The surveyor will not value the property at more than your estimate.

    So regardless if it is worth £90k or more they will only give a valuation of £87k?
  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 39,315 Forumite
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    Yep. Spot on.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
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