Guide to Mortgage Terms

Listed below is a guide to mortgage terms. It is a useful list of definitions of mortgage terms that may or may not be familiar to you.

This stands for Annual Percentage Rate. It takes into account all fees and other costs in connection with the mortgage as well as the lenders interest rate.

This is the actual amount of money that you borrow including any additional fees that have been added.

A temporary loan that enables you to complete the purchase of a new home before completing the sale of your existing property.

The point at which the money to buy your new home is released to the seller and ownership is transferred to you.

The fees your solicitor has to pay such as; stamp duty, land registry, search fees, etc which will be added to your solicitor's bill.

For a set period the interest rate charged will be a set percentage less than the standard variable rate.

If you repay your mortgage in full before a specified date you may be asked to pay an early redemption charge.

The difference between the value of your property and the amount of any outstanding loans secured against it.

The term used to indicate ownership of property and the land on which it stands.

With this type of mortgage, the payments you make each month simply pay the interest on the amount you borrow. At the end of the mortgage term you must pay back the amount you originally borrowed.

This is a record held by HM Land Registry which lists the registered owner of a plot and any legal charge that may be placed on it.

A document, which grants possession of a property for a fixed period of time and sets out the obligations of both landlord and tenant such as; payment of rent and repairs.

Arrangement between a landlord and tenant where the landlord agrees for the tenant to lease the property for a fixed period of time.

The legal document held by the Land Registry that identifies who has a claim on your property.

Legal document that you must sign to say that the lender has a legal charge over your property.

This is an insurance that will cover your mortgage payments should you be unable to work due to an accident, illness or involuntary redundancy.

Building society, bank or other company which lends money against the security of a charge over the property purchased.

This is the official letter that the lender sends to you once all the referencing and valuations have been carried out satisfactorily.

These are the charges that some lenders make if you decide to move your mortgage.

When a borrower fails to pay back their loan in accordance with its terms and conditions, the lender can exercise their legal right to take ownership of the property.

The payments you make each month will pay off the interest and an element of the capital.

This is the amount to be repaid to your existing lender when you move your mortgage.

This is the charge made by some lenders when they release the legal charge over your home.

Enquiries made at the Land Registry, the Land Charges Register and Local Authorities to ensure there is nothing to cause concern about title to the land.

This is the normal variable rate charged by a lender. This rate can go up or down at any time at the lender's discretion.

A provisional agreement made between buyer and seller, before exchange of contracts, which allows either side to back out without penalty.

This is a report produced on behalf of the lender. Lenders use this to decide whether they will offer a mortgage on the property.

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