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Mortage

A mortgage is a method of using propertyEngland.
(real or personal) as security for theBridging Loan This is a temporary loan
payment of a debt.that enables you to purchase your new
The term mortgage (from Law French, lit.property before you are able to sell
death vow) refers to the legal deviceyour old property.
used in securing the property, but it isConveyance This is the legal document
also commonly used to refer to the debtthat transfers ownership of unregistered
secured by the mortgage.land to you.
In most jurisdictions mortgages areDisbursements These are all the fees of
strongly associated with loans securedyour solicitors, such as stamp duty,
on real estate rather than otherland registry, search fees, etc.
property (such as ships) and in someEarly Redemption Charge / Pre-Payment
cases only land may be mortgaged.Penalty / Redemption Penalty This is the
Arranging a mortgage is seen as theamount of money you have to pay if you
standard method by which individuals orpay your mortgage in full before the
businesses can purchase residential ortime finished.
commercial real estate without the needEquity This is the amount of your
to pay the full value immediately.property in the market minus all loans
In many countries it is normal for homethat it has.
purchase to be funded by a mortgage. InFreehold This means the ownership of a
countries where the demand for homeproperty and the land.
ownership is highest, strong domesticLand Registration This is a legal
markets have developed, notably in Greatdocument that records the ownership of a
Britain, Spain and the United States.property and land.
Participants and variant terminologyLegal Charge This is a legal document
Each legal system tends to share certainthat records the data of the rightful
concepts but vary in the terminology andowner of a property or land.
jargon they use.Mortgage Deed This is a legal document
In general terms the main participantsthat stated that the lender has a legal
in a mortgage are:charge over your property.
CreditorMortgage Payment Protection Insurance
The creditor has legal rights to theThis is the insurance that insures your
debt secured by the mortgage and oftenmortgage payment arrives on time in case
makes a loan to the debtor of theyou are unable to pay your mortgage.
purchase money for the property.Sealing Fee This is a fee made when the
Typically, creditors are banks, insurerslender releases the legal charge over
or other financial institutions who makeyour property.
loans available for the purpose of realSubject To Contract This is an agreement
estate purchase.between seller and buyer before the
A creditor is sometimes referred to asactual contract is made.
the mortgagee or lender.Legal Aspects
DebtorThere are essentially two types of legal
The debtor[s] must meet the requirementsmortgage.
of the mortgage conditions (and oftenMortgage by demise
the loan conditions) imposed by theIn a mortgage by demise, the creditor
creditor in order to avoid the creditorbecomes the owner of the mortgaged
enacting provisions of the mortgage toproperty until the loan is repaid in
recover the debt. Typically the debtorsfull (known as "redemption"). This kind
will be the individual home-owners,of mortgage takes the form of a
landlords or businesses who areconveyance of the property to the
purchasing their property by way of acreditor, with a condition that the
loan.property will be returned on redemption.
A debtor is sometimes referred to as theThis is an older form of legal mortgage
mortgagor, borrower, or obligor.and is less common than a mortgage by
Other participantslegal charge. It is no longer available
Due to the complicated legal exchange,in the UK, by virtue of the Land
or conveyance, of the property, one orRegistration Act 2002.
both of the main participants are likelyMortgage by legal charge
to require legal representation. TheIn a mortgage by legal charge, the
terminology varies with legaldebtor remains the legal owner of the
jurisdiction; see lawyer, solicitor andproperty, but the creditor gains
conveyancer.sufficient rights over it to enable them
Because of the complex nature of manyto enforce their security, such as a
markets the debtor may approach aright to take possession of the property
mortgage broker or financial adviser toor sell it.
help them source an appropriate creditorTo protect the lender, a mortgage by
typically by finding the mostlegal charge is usually recorded in a
competitive loan. Recently, manypublic register. Since mortgage debt is
consumers (particularly higher incomeoften the largest debt owed by the
borrowers) are choosing to work withdebtor, banks and other mortgage lenders
Certified Mortgage Planners, industryrun title searches of the real property
experts that work closely with Certifiedto make certain that there are no
Financial Planners to align the homemortgages already registered on the
finance position(s) of homeowners withdebtor's property which might have
their larger financial portfolio(s).higher priority. Tax liens, in some
The debt is sometimes referred to as thecases, will come ahead of mortgages. For
hypothecation, which may make use of thethis reason, if a borrower has
services of a hypothecary to assist indelinquent property taxes, the bank will
the hypothecation.often pay them to prevent the lienholder
Other Terminologiesfrom foreclosing and wiping out the
Like any other legal system, mortgagemortgage.
has several jargons that may confuseThis type of mortgage is common in the
some people. Below are several mortgageUnited States and, since 1925, it has
terminologies explained in brief forbeen the usual form of mortgage in
better understanding.England and Wales (it is now the only
Advance This is the money you haveform - see above).
borrowed plus all the additional fees.In Scotland, the mortgage by legal
Base Rate In UK, this is the basecharge is also known as standard
interest rate set by the Bank ofsecurity.



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