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The A - Z of Mortgages
The A - Z of Mortgages
A guide to some of the mortgage words you may come across during your journey
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30 articles in this collection
Written by
Ashley Currie,
Balal Habib-Ur,
and
Millie
APRC - Annual Percentage Rate Charge
What does APRC mean?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Buildings Insurance
What is Buildings Insurance?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
CCJ - County Court Judgement
What is a CCJ?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Chain
What is a chain?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Completion
What does completion mean?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Conveyancing
You'll hear this one a lot, but what is Conveyancing?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Default
What is a default and how do you get one?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
EPC - Energy Performance Certificate
What is an EPC?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Equity
What is equity?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
What is equity?
Equity is the amount you own within your property
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Written by
Ashley Currie
Updated over a week ago
Exchange
What happens when I exchange?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
FCA - Financial Conduct Authority
Who are the FCA?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
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
House Surveys
What are the different types and which do I need?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Illustration Document
What is an Illustration Document?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Inheritance Tax
What is it?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Joint Tenants vs. Tenants in Common
What is the difference?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Leasehold & Freehold
What's the difference?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Lifetime ISA (LISA)
What is a LISA?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Mortgage in Principle
What is a Mortgage in Principle?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Negative Equity
What is negative equity?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Overpayments
What is an overpayment?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
What is Porting?
Can I port my Generation Home mortgage?
Written by
Millie
Updated over a week ago
Product Fee
What is a product fee?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Remortgage
What does it mean to remortgage?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
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.
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Tracker Rate Mortgage
What is a tracker rate?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Unencumbered
What does it mean to be unencumbered?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Valuation
What is a valuation?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago
Warranties
What is a warranty?
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Written by
Balal Habib-Ur
Updated over a week ago