01908 597655If you are a first-time buyer, the process of purchasing a home can feel daunting. Buying your first home is likely to be one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make, so it’s important to get it right.
We’ve put together a handy step-by-step guide to buying your first home – from saving for your deposit to getting the keys and moving in. We hope it will help you get an idea of the process you will need to go through from start to finish. [Read more…]
When you move house, you may have the option of taking your current mortgage deal with you to your new property, known as mortgage porting. If you choose not to take up this option, or it isn’t available to you, then you will need to repay your existing mortgage deal from the sale proceeds of your house and take out a new mortgage to help you buy your next property. You can do this with either your existing lender or with a new one.
It’s important to note that mortgage porting only applies where you currently have some sort of special mortgage deal. This could be a fixed interest, tracker or discounted rate facility with your existing lender. It does not apply where you have a standard variable rate facility.
To determine whether you are eligible for a mortgage, a mortgage lender will want to assess a number of different factors before giving their approval to lend to you. Taking out a mortgage generally involves borrowing a significant amount of money over a fairly long period of time. Lenders will want to look at the bigger picture of your personal situation and finances. This is to satisfy themselves that you will be able to afford this commitment.
To help with this assessment, lenders will have their own set of lending criteria. They will apply this to mortgage applications as a guide to determining their appetite to lend. As a borrower, you will generally need to meet these criteria to be eligible for a mortgage from them.
If you have a shared ownership property, you will encounter some restrictions if and when you want to sell it on. If, however, you have staircased to 100% ownership, then these restrictions may not apply to you, as you are generally considered the sole owner of the property. It’s important to check the details of your lease to see if this is the case for you.
If you do not own 100% of the property, however, then there is a process you must follow when it comes to selling up. This process will be detailed within your lease, but here’s a guide to what you can expect when selling your shared ownership property.
If you are looking to purchase a property, you may come across the terms ‘mortgage agreement in principle’, ‘mortgage in principle’, or ‘agreement in principle’. These three terms all refer to a statement from a lender saying that they agree ‘in principle’ to provide you with the borrowing you require subject to your information declared being verified, and the property you find being suitable to lend against.
A mortgage in principle is designed to give borrowers a strong indication of how much they may be able to borrow and some reassurance that they meet the lender’s basic lending criteria. As soon as you’ve made up your mind to start home-hunting and have an idea of what you may need to borrow, it’s generally a good idea to apply for a mortgage in principle.
This way you can start to search the property market with the confidence that you should be able to obtain the level of mortgage borrowing that you will eventually need to support a property purchase in the property price range you are looking at.
Whether you are a first-time buyer, or selling your current property and moving on to the next, there are a number of fees and charges that you will need to factor into your overall budget when considering the cost of purchasing a house. [Read more…]
Our fee is payable on mortgage application. We charge up to 1% but our typical fee is £495 for all new residential applications, £645 for loan sizes of £50,000 or lower, and £695.00 for limited company buy to lets. However, with our existing customers our fee is reduced to £250 for a Remortgage or if we end up doing a product transfer we do not charge. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. You may have to pay an early repayment charge to your existing lender if you remortgage. For commercial mortgages, our fees are subject to the nature of the finance and structure of the loan, with a minimum fee of £1000. Other fees may apply. We will receive commission from the lender in addition to the fees you pay. As with all insurance policies, conditions and exclusions will apply.
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