Our Mortgage Broker Guide to getting a mortgage in Maida Vale
The mortgage application process has 4 stages regardless of which mortgage lender you use:
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Mortgage Broker Tip 1 | Mortgage Broker Tip 2 |
Get a Credit CardA credit scoring agency needs for you to have a credit in order for them to score you. Get a credit card, use it and pay it off in full. You must pay it off in full, otherwise you will worsen your credit score. Your credit report will start to show a credit where you borrow money and pay it off –this is exactly what mortgage lenders want to see.
Remember, use it and pay it off every month, otherwise this won’t work. If you have struggled getting a credit card before, go to a company that offers credit cards to people with bad credit rating. The interest rate will be through the room, but don’t worry, because you are paying off the balance every month you won’t incur any interest penalties. | Fixed Rate MortgageThis type of mortgage loan involves repayments being fixed at a certain agreed interest rate for a set term with no adjustments. Their advantage is that a mortgagor knows exactly what has to be repaid each month for a set period and will be unaffected by for example sudden changes in the Bank of England base rate (which may or may not be to the advantage of the mortgagor).
Typically, the fixed period is 2 years, 3 years, 5 years or 10 years. When the fixed term has expired, these mortgages normally change to variable rate mortgages, where the repayments can float (go up or down) because the rate moves when an underlying index – most normally the Bank of England base rate – moves. When the fixed term ends, the mortgagor can opt renew a fixed rate contract. |
Maida Vale is an affluent residential district of west London in the City of Westminster, around 3 miles north-west of the capital's centre. It is comprised largely of large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats. Landmarks include the Regent's Canal, the BBC Maida Vale Studios and the picturesque Little Venice.