The A - Z of Mortgages
A guide to some of the mortgage words you may come across during your journey
13 articles
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Written by Alison, Ashley Currie and Millie


Buildings Insurance
What is Buildings Insurance?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
CCJ - County Court Judgement
What is a CCJ?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
Default
What is a default and how do you get one?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
EPC - Energy Performance Certificate
What is an EPC?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
What is equity?
Equity is the amount you own within your propertyA
Written by Ashley Currie. Updated over a week ago
What is a first-time buyer?
What you need to know about being a first-time buyer.
Written by Millie. Updated over a week ago
Inheritance Tax
What is it?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
Negative Equity
What is negative equity?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
What is Porting?
Can I port my Generation Home mortgage?
Written by Millie. Updated over a week ago
Remortgage
What does it mean to remortgage?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
What is Stamp Duty?
Also known as Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), is a tax paid when purchasing a property over a certain price in England and Northern Ireland.
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
Tracker Rate Mortgage
What is a tracker rate?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago
Unencumbered
What does it mean to be unencumbered?
Written by Alison. Updated over a week ago