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An insurance policy designed to help you in the event of accident, sickness or redundancy. It will typically pay a percentage of your normal monthly mortgage payment for a specified period. This type of cover does not apply to voluntary redundancy or dismissal due to misconduct, or if your injuries are self-inflicted.
A professional that deals with calculations related to pensions, insurance and investments. In relation to your mortgage, an actuary will calculate the amounts payable for life assurance and other insurance policies you may need.
There are a number of costs related to arranging your mortgage, for instance administration fees or indemnity fees. When these are added to the amount that you borrow it is known as added to loan .
On a variable rate mortgage, this is the date on which the interest rate changes.
This is a charge levied by the lender to cover the costs of processing your mortgage application. If you do not complete your application, the fee may not be refunded. The administration fee is also sometimes known as an application fee.
This term is used to apply to a borrower or application that has past problems with credit, for instance late payment, bankruptcy or County Court Judgement (CCJ).
A lender agrees to lend mortgage monies conditional upon the verification of a borrower s details. An agreement in principal is therefore obtained before formal underwriting commences.
The reduction in the amount of your mortgage during its term as you make regular payments to cover the principal and interest.
The amount of time, in months, required to pay off your mortgage loan.
The APR is a compound interest rate figure used to compare different mortgages. Defined by law, it includes repayments on the loan plus any mortgage related fees such as booking, arrangement or basic valuation fees. The APR shows the true cost of borrowing over the entire term and should appear on all mortgage illustrations.
Under some variable rate mortgages, to make it easier for the borrower to budget when repayments will vary with any rate change, the lender may fix the mortgage payment for 12 months. At the end of the year, the borrower's payments will be reviewed to see if they have under or over-paid, and a new mortgage payment is set for the next 12 months. This is sometimes known as a budget plan .
The person - or party - applying for a mortgage.
The process of applying for a mortgage, including the provision of the personal and financial details of the applicant.
The value of a property, as estimated by a surveyor.
The increase in the value of a property as a result of changes in market conditions.
Refers to the involvement of an independent third party to resolve a dispute between two other parties (rather than resort to legal action).
This is a charge levied by the lender to cover the costs of administering and reserving the funds for certain types of mortgage. May be paid separately or added to the loan amount.
The amount, usually in either months or pounds, that your mortgage payments have fallen behind schedule.
Any form of property owned by a person, including currency, stocks, and enforceable claims against others.
The transfer of an asset, or a mortgage, from one owner to another.