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Financial Advice - Inheritance received

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Good Afternoon, I wonder if you're able to advise or point me in the right direction please?  I have recently received a large inheritance from our late mother & not sure where to start. 1. I want to clear all debts , i.e car loan, credit cards x3 & clear the balance & have these shown on credit file as settled.
              2. Do I wait a 2 month period to allow the credit files to catch up & show all debts settled before speaking with a all Mortgage Broker to then apply for a joint mortgage?
               3. Do I ask the Mortgage broker to carry out a soft search for us both once Debts have been cleared and a 2 month wait?

any advice is very much appreciated. 

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  • dimbo61
    dimbo61 Posts: 13,727 Forumite
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    Sorry for your loss.
    Clear your debts ASAP as your paying interest on the debt.
    You talk about Large inheritance 
    You also talk about mortgage brokers and buying a property !
    Will you have enough for a 25/40% deposit once you have cleared your debts ?
    What interest rate are you paying on the car loan ?
    Speak to your mortgage broker asap 
  • Hi, thank you for your reply and response.  My car loan was 6.9 Apr with Lloyds Finance,  I have cleared my debts now, and the question is do I wait a month or so for my credit file to show all debts cleared i.e. Car Loan £4K, Credit Card £1267, Credit card £4593, My Deposit will be £60K for a £389K Mortgage. 
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