Remortgages And Secured Loans Are The Best Way For Homeowners To Borrow.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 31 December 1969 15:59)
Written by Liz Moir
Sunday, 29 November 2009 19:47
Two types of home loans are secured loans and remortgages and tenants cannot apply for these products as they both require some form of security which in this instance is the bricks and mortar value of a property. This makes remortgages and secured loans only available to homeowners.
by LizMoir
Two types of home loans are secured loans and remortgages and tenants cannot apply for these products as they both require some form of security which in this instance is the bricks and mortar value of a property. This makes remortgages and secured loans only available to homeowners.
When a home loan is secured it means that the interest rate attached to the secured loan or remortgage is usually lower than the unsecured loan interest rate. This is a result of the lender being in a much stronger position as regards the borrower meeting his repayments.
The interest rates for secured loans and remortgages are normally much lower than that of unsecured loans where the loan lender is taking a greater risk, as if the borrower defaults in repaying, the lender can do little about it apart from taking out a default or CCJ against the borrower, and if the borrower is a homeowner the lender can take out an inhibition which is like a County Court Judgment secured against the property. This inhibition is registered at the Land Registry, and the homeowner cannot sell his property without first paying off the inhibition.
This means that the lender can wait a very long time before the loan is repaid if the borrower remains at the same address for a long time. If the borrower never wants to sell the property the lender may never be repaid.
Therefore the lack of security required for an unsecured loan is what makes their rates higher, and it is stupid for a homeowner to apply for this type of product when remortgages and secured loans are available at low interest rates. It is a great benefit to use your status as a homeowner to borrow money cheaply.
Remortgage rates start at 1.98% for a tracker remortgage or mortgage if the prospective borrower has a maximum LTV of 60%, and this rate is the lowest in the history of the mortgage industry