mppi/ life insurance miss sold
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busterkeye
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I just found out that back in 1997 when I took out MPPI/ life insurance to pay my mortgage if anything happened to me I never needed to!
ive rung the Halifax to query this and I have just been told today that its not mpi its just simple life insurance that has nothing to do with my mortgage and if anything happened to me it wouldnt make any payments towards my mortgage.
I told the Halifax that back in 97 when I applied for the mortgage I was told that I could only have the mortgage if I took out the 'life insurance' so I did, I remember like it it was yesterday the young lady telling me I couldn't have the mortgage if I didn't take out the insurance, I even argued saying im only 23 years old and I don't think ill need it!!!
my question is what can I do about this? I have no idea what the insurance does but I do know that I never wanted it but I wanted the house
I hope this is clear lol
ian
I just found out that back in 1997 when I took out MPPI/ life insurance to pay my mortgage if anything happened to me I never needed to!
ive rung the Halifax to query this and I have just been told today that its not mpi its just simple life insurance that has nothing to do with my mortgage and if anything happened to me it wouldnt make any payments towards my mortgage.
I told the Halifax that back in 97 when I applied for the mortgage I was told that I could only have the mortgage if I took out the 'life insurance' so I did, I remember like it it was yesterday the young lady telling me I couldn't have the mortgage if I didn't take out the insurance, I even argued saying im only 23 years old and I don't think ill need it!!!
my question is what can I do about this? I have no idea what the insurance does but I do know that I never wanted it but I wanted the house
I hope this is clear lol
ian
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I just found out that back in 1997 when I took out MPPI/ life insurance to pay my mortgage if anything happened to me I never needed to!
just as most people sensibly do when taking out a mortgage.ive rung the Halifax to query this and I have just been told today that its not mpi its just simple life insurance that has nothing to do with my mortgage and if anything happened to me it wouldnt make any payments towards my mortgage.
So, in other words, you don't have PPI. You have life assurance.I told the Halifax that back in 97 when I applied for the mortgage I was told that I could only have the mortgage if I took out the 'life insurance' so I did, I remember like it it was yesterday the young lady telling me I couldn't have the mortgage if I didn't take out the insurance, I even argued saying im only 23 years old and I don't think ill need it!!!
In 1997, many lenders did still require life assurance as a condition of borrowing. However, even if you were told incorrectly, you almost certainly have no evidence to back up your allegation. So, it would be an easy rejection.
At 23 you are not immortal.my question is what can I do about this? I have no idea what the insurance does but I do know that I never wanted it but I wanted the house
It is life assurance. If you die, the mortgage would be paid off so you spouse/partner/family would not have to leave the house. A very sensible thing to have on a mortgage.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0 -
busterkeye wrote: »I remember like it it was yesterday the young lady telling me I couldn't have the mortgage if I didn't take out the insurance, I even argued saying im only 23 years old and I don't think ill need it!!!
Your memory is still very keen, but your problem is that the insurance was indeed compulsory.busterkeye wrote: »my question is what can I do about this?busterkeye wrote: »I have no idea what the insurance doesbusterkeye wrote: »I do know that I never wanted it but I wanted the housebusterkeye wrote: »I hope this is clear
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I was told I had to take out the insurance or i couldnt have the mortgage ! I have just found out that i didnt have to if i didnt want!!!
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I was told I had to take out the insurance or i couldnt have the mortgage ! I have just found out that i didnt have to if i didnt want!!!
Any clearer ??
Do you have any proof that life insurance was not required to take out the mortgage?
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I was told I had to take out the insurance or i couldnt have the mortgage !
And if it was mandatory (which it could have been at that time as it in the era it was) then it cannot be missold.
If you were lied to and it wasnt, then what evidence do you have to support your allegation? (your complaint wont be upheld without evidence pointing towards your allegation being truthful).I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0 -
busterkeye wrote: »At 23 i didnt give a toss if i died without paying my mortgage off
Which is irrelevant if it was a condition of having your mortgage
If it was not a condition, what proof of this do you have?
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Proof that it was mis sold?? No i dont, did anyone have any proof they were sold ppi??
Maybe i should delete this thread and start amother asking if anyone has had similar
Did you want life insurance at 23????? I certainly didnt amd wouldnt have if they hadnt made me.
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busterkeye wrote: »Did you want life insurance at 23????? I certainly didnt amd wouldnt have if they hadnt made me.
If they made you take the insurance because it was indeed compulsory then the policy was NOT mis-sold.
If they told you it was mandatory when it actually wasn't, then the policy WAS mis-sold.
How have you come to the conclusion that you were definitely lied to? Do you know for certain the insurance was voluntary?0
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