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How to Remortgage to pay off debt? By Chris Morgan

If you’re a homeowner remortgaging can, if the right mortgage is found, improve your situation. By releasing capital and paying off debts, you could re-structure your monthly costs.

A remortgage is when you replace your existing mortgage with a new one. It can mean changing products with your existing lender, or switching to another mortgage lender completely.

You should always get expert Independent Mortgage Advice, to make certain you’re making the right decisions. There are two main ways that remortgaging can improve your situation:

• You can release Equity that’s in your property in a lump sum and use this to repay your other short term debts, like credit cards and bank loans.
• It might reduce your monthly mortgage payment, freeing up money to repay your other debts, like credit cards and bank loans at a faster rate.

How remortgaging works – A mortgage lender will base your application on a number of things including:

• Your credit file, if you have CCJ’s, defaults and arrears you will definitely need specialist independent mortgage advice.
• The value of your house, via an independent valuers report
• How much you want to borrow, being within the lenders re-mortgaging and capital raising criteria
• The purpose of the Equity Release being suitable according to the lenders criteria
• The amount you earn and your current outgoings. They will assess your Income and Affordability

If you’re currently in arrears with your mortgage or any other debts, your credit file will be effected and you will definitely need to seek specialist mortgage advice, as high street lenders are unlikely to be able to assist.

If you’re currently on a mortgage deal that hasn’t ended, for example a fixed term for three years, there’ll probably be an early redemption fee to pay if you remortgage, so an Independent Mortgage Adviser will need to check if this is good advice for you overall.

In principal it is a very good idea to look at consolidating debt, especially in light of any potential economic uncertainty. If you are looking to re-structure your finances or need to raise capital for any purpose then give Unusual Mortgages a call to check if you could improve your situation.

15 Minute Mortgage Assessment –Unusual Mortgages offer a 15 minute free mortgage assessment over the phone to assess your ability to raise capital. We will assess your options across 70 lenders on our research list, from which we tailor bespoke solutions for our clients.

If you have been turned down for a mortgage or are worried about approaching lenders due to the way you have been treated in the past, why not give us a call. Within 15 minutes you will know if your hopes and aspirations are a reality, with a sound opinion from one the most experienced mortgage brokers in the United Kingdom.

If you require more information on Equity Release, Complex Mortgages, Multiples Mortgages, Buy to let, Self Employed or Adverse Credit Mortgages  you can contact Unusual Mortgages on UK 0845 474 3075 or International +44 1404 45397, email at enquiries@unusualmortgages.co.ukEdit

HOT MORTGAGE TOPICS 2018 By Chris Morgan

Even the most suitable “High Street” mortgages are difficult to place with lenders at this moment in time. One major high street lender I’ve been dealing with recently has imposed a five day turnaround on all documents submitted as proof of income and affordability. Every question and query raised then take’s another five days to complete, which of course is ridiculous and makes obtaining finance very difficult for applicants.

It would almost seem they don’t really want to lend any money at all, even to customers with a large 25% deposit, with a complete set of pay slips and a good credit record. Although this is frustrating it’s a clear indication that High Street lenders are still protecting their balance sheets. They simply do not have the capital adequacy to change their lending policy to the benefit of consumers.

Unusual Mortgages are experts at finding Mortgages for consumers who have been turned down by High Street lenders. In the previous market reports we have talked about Adverse Credit, Buy to Let, Returning Expats, Debt Consolidation, Right to Buy and Downward Trend in Income, Fixed Contract Income, Moving Employment, Self-Employment.

Here’s the latest Hot Mortgage Topics …

Proof of Income,

All mortgage lenders now require an applicant to prove their income and affordability, before advancing a formal mortgage offer. The amount of referencing and type of proof of income varies enormously between each applicant and depends on their employment status. Employees are almost certainly going to be asked to produce their pay slips and self-employed people will be required to produce company accounts and/or tax returns.

Employment Contracts

Employees are almost certainly going to be asked to provide a copy of their employment contract and in particular any details of short term contracts. Some lenders have very specific criteria relating to second income and also contractor incomes, so it’s best to get specialist advice around this issue because not all lenders treat these issues the same and criteria varies widely.

Financial Referencing

Self Employed people are almost certainly going to be asked for their company accounts and copies of their tax returns. Most lenders will require sight of an applicant’s SA302’s which will show the amount of income declared and the tax actually paid to the Inland Revenue in that year. If an applicant is unable to produce paper documents for a mortgage application then most lenders will be able to send an income reference to be completed by an accountant (self-employed) or to an employer (employee).

All mortgages are now agreed after careful assessment of Income and Afordability. In the next column we will look at Contractor Income, Director Status and Dividend Income.

15 Minute Mortgage Assessment

Unusual Mortgages offer a 15 minute free mortgage assessment over the phone for anyone that has been turned down for a mortgage elsewhere. We will confirm if the decision you were given is correct and assess your options across 70 lenders on our manual research list, from which we tailor bespoke solutions for our clients.

If you have been turned down for a mortgage or are worried about approaching lenders due to the way you have been treated in the past, why not give us a call. Within 15 minutes you will know if your hopes and aspirations are a reality, with a sound opinion from the most experienced mortgage broker in the United Kingdom at placing “Unusual Mortgages”.

If you require more information on Complex Mortgages, Multiples Mortgages, Buy to let, Self Employed or Adverse Credit Mortgages  you can contact Unusual Mortgages onUK 0845 474 3075 or International +44 1404 45397, email at enquiries@unusualmortgages.co.uk

HOT MORTGAGE TOPICS 2018 By Chris Morgan

2018 is likely to see a continued tightening of lending criteria, with lenders keen to keep any capitalisation they have acquired since the last recession. With uncertainty surrounding Brexit they are unlikely to relax high street mortgage lending through banks and building societies any time soon.

This regular column aims to highlight the areas that high street institutions may not be interested in lending money to consumers. There has definitely been a divide created between what is called “High Street” and “Off High Street” lending, with the secondary mortgage market growing rapidly to meet demand from mortgage borrowers who may not be eligible for a high street mortgage.

In each Hot Mortgage Topics column we will mention some of the topical “Non High Street” mortgage situations that have crossed my desk recently. In the last column we talked about Adverse Credit, Buy to Let and Returning Expats. Here’s the latest …

DEBT CONSOLIDATION

It would seem a good idea to look at consolidating debts and loans ahead of Brexit, those with any unsecured debt or credit cards may be able to save hundreds of pounds each month. Even those with some form of adverse credit like County Court Judgements, Arrears Defaults or Late Payments could still probably consolidate their debts, through the right “Off High Street” lender.

RIGHT TO BUY

Although High Street lenders do offer mortgages on Right To Buy, they may not always lend on the type of property that you have been offered a discount. Sometimes ex-local authority properties could be of “non-standard” construction, so it can be extremely difficult to find mortgage finance. Sometimes this is due to the materials used or a defect highlighted in the building process. Although these properties can be almost impossible to mortgage, there are a limited amount of lenders that will consider offering a mortgage.

DOWNWARD TREND INCOME

One of the first casualties when “High Street” lenders tighten their mortgage criteria are the Self Employed, this is especially the case in an economic downturn. If your accounts or tax returns show what is described as a downward trend of income, then you may be declined for mortgage finance by building societies and banks. They are highly likely to treat you as a higher risk within their mortgage lending criteria.

These are just some of the “Off High Street” Mortgage types where “Unusual Mortgages” can be of use to borrowers looking for finance, in our next blog article we will look at types of income and contracts – Fixed Contract Income, Moving Employment, Self-Employment

15 Minute Mortgage Assessment

Unusual Mortgages offer a 15 minute free mortgage assessment over the phone for anyone that has been turned down for a mortgage elsewhere. We will confirm if the decision you were given is correct and assess your options across 70 lenders on our manual research list, from which we tailor bespoke solutions for our clients.

If you have been turned down for a mortgage or are worried about approaching lenders due to the way you have been treated in the past, why not give us a call. Within 15 minutes you will know if your hopes and aspirations are a reality, with a sound opinion from the most experienced mortgage broker in the United Kingdom at placing “Unusual Mortgages”.

If you require more information on Complex Mortgages, Multiples Mortgages, Buy to let, Self Employed or Adverse Credit Mortgages  you can contact Unusual Mortgages onUK 0845 474 3075 or International +44 1404 45397, email at enquiries@unusualmortgages.co.uk