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Mortgage approved - rentcharge
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AndyFirsttimebuyer
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Good afternoon,
I am in the process of buying my own home with my partner for the first time
we got told by the current owner that the property is lease hold with a ground rent of £18pa
we have had our mortgage approved with this information and all the searches & surveys etc have come back good
We enquired with the solicitor how it was all coming along,
to which they have revealed that the property is in fact freehold with a rentcharge of £18pa
They have advised that they will have to report the rentcharge to the lenders(Santander) for approval which may carry a risk of the mortgage then being refused
or we could pay off the charge which currently stands at £400+
I am in the process of buying my own home with my partner for the first time
we got told by the current owner that the property is lease hold with a ground rent of £18pa
we have had our mortgage approved with this information and all the searches & surveys etc have come back good
We enquired with the solicitor how it was all coming along,
to which they have revealed that the property is in fact freehold with a rentcharge of £18pa
They have advised that they will have to report the rentcharge to the lenders(Santander) for approval which may carry a risk of the mortgage then being refused
or we could pay off the charge which currently stands at £400+
What are the chances of the mortgage now being refused over £18pa?
or are we better to take the bullet and buying out the rentcharge
so annoying
or are we better to take the bullet and buying out the rentcharge
so annoying
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For 400 I'd buy it out. We had a buyer drop out as his lender would not accept rent charge wording on the free hold deed2
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If you have the opportunity to remove a rentcharge clause for a one off £400 payment I'd take it in a heart-beat.It is not the £18PA that worries the lenders it is what could happen if you fail to pay it...6
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I can't tell you what to do but I agree with MWT above. If you can indeed buy off the rent-charge for £400, that would be something to strongly consider.
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Thanks for the replies, that was the route I was thinking,
£400+ is the figure the solicitor has quoted,
I think we are both just getting impatient about the waiting and I’m guessing buying this out will add more time onto completion0 -
Just 400? Go for it. Banks don't like rent charges and you'll thank yourself later when it comes to remortgage or selling time.3
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It is not the £18 a year, it is the fact it is a rent charge - that being said, I have only come across one of these and it was not a problem.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou 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.1
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great thanks for the replies,
we have decided to buy out the rentcharge and put it back in the solicitors hands3
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