Mortgage Broker Preston

Old addresses – and accounts linked to old addresses – can play havoc with a mortgage application because of problems with ID checks.

You should ensure that old accounts are properly closed and that active accounts are linked to your present address.

Flexible family mortgages are designed such that family members can provide security for a mortgage for a first time buyer applicant.

Typically, a first time buyer might themselves have to provide a deposit of 5% of the selling price of the house they wish to buy and a family member puts a sum equating to 20% of the value of the home into an interest-bearing savings account which stands as security that the first time buyer will make the correct repayments.

Another option is the associate putting up a percentage of their own house as security for the loan and another is the associate placing savings into an account where the interest is offset against the first time buyer's mortgage interest, making repayments cheaper. The mortgage offered might involve any of these methods or some combination of all three.

As can be gleaned, the risks for the associate depend on the method adopted. They stand, for example, to lose a percentage of their house or the savings in an account set up as security.