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re-mortgage

Could some one advise me on my mortgage please.
My mortgage is fixed payment till August this year we were hoping to change the mortgage but due to my husband being diagnosed with cancer and not being able to work i am worried that we are not going to beable to change our mortgage and then not being able to pay the new payments after August.
Would appreciate any help, THANK YOU.

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  • cells
    cells Posts: 5,246 Forumite
    sadly your probably right

    it will be unlikely that you will now get a competitive remortgage

    you perhaps might be able to get a self cert mortgage and lie about your income ect, not that im suggesting you do that

    you must start thinking about you will do.

    can you afford the SVR rate you will go onto?
    can family help?


    depending on those answers you might need to set yourself up to sell the house
  • firesidemaid
    firesidemaid Posts: 2,140 Forumite
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    if he is not working is he getting all the benefits he is entitled too - incapacity, disability living allowance etc x
  • Bluerover
    Bluerover Posts: 124 Forumite
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    I would suggest he speaks to the MacMillian cancer trust, they are very helpful and is your mortgage not covered by insurance...for ill health or crtical illness?
  • UK007BullDog
    UK007BullDog Posts: 2,607 Forumite
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    Are you working? if not can you get a job? if your mortgage is repayment then change it to interest only.
  • Tiddler_2
    Tiddler_2 Posts: 537 Forumite
    Have you tried speaking to your existing mortgage company?

    They may offer you a new deal and as they don't re-underwrite the loan, you have no need to lie about incomes etc.

    If you say who your mortgage is with I'm sure someone on here will tell you if they will offer you a new deal.
  • Cazza
    Cazza Posts: 1,165 Forumite
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    It may also be worth approaching your lender now, to explain the difficulties you will have in August - as far as a bank is concerned something is always better than nothing and they have a responsibility to do everything they can to work with you.
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