What is a mortgage?

Mortgage?

A mortgage is a loan that’s used to purchase a property. The difference between a loan and a mortgage is that the mortgage is secured against the property being purchased. This means that the mortgage lender legally owns the property until the mortgage is fully paid off.

If you do not repay the mortgage the mortgage lender takes possession of the property. Mortgage terms generally range from five to 35 years.

In accordance with the provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1995, the following are for your attention:

Warning: Your home is at risk if you do not keep up payments on a mortgage or any other loan secured on it. The payment rates on this housing loan may be adjusted by the lender from time to time.

Note: The above notice in respect of adjustments to repayment rates will not apply during any period when the loan is at a fixed rate.

In accordance with the provision of the Consumer Protection Code (CPC) 2012 the following are for your attention:

Warning: If you do not keep up your repayments you may lose your home.

Warning: If you do not meet the repayments on your loan, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating which may limit your ability to access credit in the future.

The following warning applies in the case of variable rate loans:

Warning: The cost of your monthly repayments may increase.

The following warning applies in the case of fixed rate loans:

Warning: You may have to pay charges if you pay off a fixed rate loan early.

The following warning applies in the case of debt consolidation loans:

Warning: This new loan may take longer to pay off than your previous loan. This means that you may pay more than if you paid over a shorter term