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Mortgages | The Basics

Mortgages are one of the largest single transaction in most people’s lives. Buying a property can be a stressful and time consuming experience, although nowadays the financing of a mortgage is a case of finding and selecting the most suitable deal, rather than simply accepting a lender’s offer.

Hundreds of banks, building societies, and smaller niche lenders compete for your business, all offering a variety of interest rate deals, associated fees and other enhancements to attract borrowers.

There remains two main methods of repaying a mortgage loan, and it is possible to set up the mortgage on a part repayment and part interest only basis. A description of these methods is provided below.

Repayment (capital and interest) mortgages

Under a repayment mortgage your monthly repayments consist of both interest and capital hence, over time, the amount of money you actually owe will decrease. In the early years your repayments will be mainly interest and therefore the capital outstanding will reduce slowly in the early years.

Whilst this method ensures that the mortgage is repaid at the end of the term providing all payments are made on time and in full, it is generally more expensive at the start.

Interest only mortgages

As their name suggests, with an interest only mortgage you only repay the interest on the mortgage. At the end of the term the capital is still outstanding. Therefore you will usually need to take out some kind of investment policy to save up enough money to repay the mortgage at the end of the term.

Traditionally the preferred product for repaying the capital of an interest only mortgage was a mortgage endowment policy (which included a set amount of life cover) although more recently customers are using Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and pensions to build up a sufficient sum and taking advantage of the tax breaks offered by these products.

THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY DOES NOT REGULATE SOME FORMS OF MORTGAGES

YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

There may be a fee for Mortgage advice. The precise amount will depend upon your circumstances but we estimate that it will be £250. However, we will discuss your payment options with you and confirm the actual amount payable before we begin to provide our services.

Now would you like to explore the types of mortgages available to you…let me guide you

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Mortgage Tree offers a nationwide mortgage broking service from our base near York, North Yorkshire. We specialise in mortgages and insurance. Whether you are a first time buyer or you are a buy to let investor with multiple properties, Mortgage Tree will ensure that you get the most suitable products available.

We are a Whole Of Market broker which means that we will choose the most suitable mortgage for you from the hundreds available on the UK mortgage market. Our network also gets specially discounted deals from lenders which are available to our network.

 

We also provide insurance cover that will give you & your loved ones a blanket of protection that is so vital. We will endeavour to give you the best service that we can at all times.

Jason Gentles t/a Mortgage Tree  (FCA No. 502275) is an appointed representative of Julian Harris Mortgages Ltd (FCA No. 304155), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is an agency for arbitrating on unresolved complaints between regulated firms and their clients. Full details of the FOS can be found on its website at www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Think carefully before securing debts against your home. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage or any other debt secured on it. Please note that some mortgages such as commercial BTLs are not regulated by the FCA.

The guidance and/or advice contained within this website is subject to the UK regulatory regime, and is therefore targeted at consumers based in the UK.

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