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If you're looking to open a joint credit agreement, such as a loan or mortgage, with someone else, their credit rating can affect yours, because your credit file will be linked to theirs.

Make sure you terminate financial links with ex-partners by shutting down any joint accounts and contacting relevant credit reference agencies to ask for a 'notice of disassociation' to stop your credit files being linked.

Flexible mortgages are called as such because they offer you flexibility with such matters as overpaying and underpaying, taking payment holidays, making lump sum withdrawals and paying off mortgages early.

You may not have to get a particular mortgage product for it to be flexible in this way (variable rate mortgages, for example, most often allow you to leave without having to make a hefty early repayment charge) but you should be aware that you're likely to be paying extra for the flexibility offered via your rate so you should ensure that you are going to use the features you'll be paying out for.