Archive for March, 2009

Why Should You Get Flexible Mortgage?

A flexible mortgage is a unique for of mortgage that is offered by Intelligent Finance, an internet only bank based out of Scotland. The mortgages they offer are much more flexible, as the name suggests, and cheaper as compared to normal mortgages.

After Intelligent Finance review your financials and finalize a mortgage package, you have the flexibility of paying more or less than the monthly payments every month. This is a service that almost no other mortgage has, and is great because you don’t have to pay a penalty on the underpayments either. Additionally, you can also borrow back money from any overpayments you have made previously, as well as schedule a payment holiday where you don’t have to make payments for a few months to help you financially become more secure, or go through a tough financial patch.

Another kind of mortgage they offer is offset mortgage where the interest you are charged is calculated based on not your total mortgage owed, but on your mortgage owed minus the amount of money you have in your bank account, which can be either current or savings. There is no required minimum you must have in your bank for the offset to happen, the amount can be very little or very high, and can also vary over months.

How to get best deals on Mortgage

Competition in mortgage market is intense and lenders are quoting the best possible rate to attract as many customers as possible. The rates of interest charged on mortgage products have reduced considerably because Bank of England’s base rate has dropped from over 5 percent to 1 percent.

The rates charged by lenders is changing almost every day that borrowers are finding it difficult to keep track of changing interest rate. It is therefore important that you contact a mortgage broker who will guide you in getting the best mortgage deal on your property. Before you select your broker make sure that your broker deals with an array of companies and products. This will ensure that you get the best mortgage deals as you can compare the products of various companies. Also be aware of the fee structure which the mortgage broker is charging. Some brokers charge flat fee for the services rendered by them, whereas others charge commission based on the value of the property to be mortgaged. Check with your mortgage broker prerequisites of taking mortgage on your property. For instance some companies require you to have home insurance on the property that you intend to mortgage.

So do the right thing and appoint a mortgage broker to get best deals on mortgage.