
Guide to Mortgages...
First Time Buyer
As a first time buyer, mortgage hunting can seem a little daunting – but not with B-Spoke Mortgages.
We’ve already checked out the first time buyer mortgage market, finding the best introductory offers, the lowest interest deals and the most flexible options – all from reputable lenders.
Moving Home
Moving home is a great time to see what other mortgage lenders can offer you.
As Independent Mortgage Brokers we can research thousands of deals from the UK’s leading lenders to find you the right mortgage at the best rate.
Remortgage
Millions of people are realising they could save money with a remortgage.
Simply switching lender or finding a better deal with your existing lender – could significantly cut your monthly outgoings. Our remortgage
service enables you to find the right option, so why not contact us to see how much you could save?
Buy to Let
Buy to let mortgages are very popular: The UK Buy-to-let mortgage market has expanded dramatically over the last 5 years, and lenders are now
much more geared up to provide competitive deals.
If you’re thinking about buy to let mortgages, whether it’s your first investment or you’re a seasoned private landlord, contact us and we will
use our online search facility to find you the best option.
Buy to Let Remortgage
If you have one or more buy to let mortgages and you want to maximise your income, buy to let remortgaging – switching lenders or finding a new
product with your existing lender - is well worth investigating.
Our buy to let remortgage service enables us to search for the best options and to find out if you could improve the return on your investment. The
right product could potentially transform the profitability of your buy-to-let properties.
How a mortgage works
In simple terms you are lent money which you use with your deposit (if applicable) to buy your home. You make arrangements with the lender to pay interest.
Steps to getting a mortgage
- We arrange an “agreement in principle” to determine how much you can borrow
- Start searching for property
- Find the property and contact us to decide the best deal and lender
- A survey is arranged on the property to check value and suitability
- Solicitor instructed to put in an offer
- Offer successful and full application submitted to lender
- Applications for appropriate insurance cover sent
- An offer of loan is produced by the lender
- Solicitor concludes missives
- Deposit paid to solicitor (if applicable)
- Funds received from lender
- Date of entry arrives and you get the keys to your new home!!!
Mortgage Deals
Fixed Rate
This provides a guarantee of how much you will pay each month for the period of your deal. The interest rate and therefore your monthly payment will not go up or down regardless of changes in the base rate.
Discounted Rate
For a set period the rate you pay undercuts the lender’s normal rate – but still goes up and down with the base rate.
This guarantees, that although your monthly payments may fluctuate, you always pay less than the lenders normal rate.
Capped Rate
The rate you pay is guaranteed not to rise above a certain set interest rate for a specified period but you benefit if the base rate falls.
Tracker rate
This is linked to the Bank of England base rate. So whenever the bank rate falls or rises your mortgage payments will follow, up or down, by a set amount.
Cashback
Some lenders in conjunction with another type of deal i.e. discounted rate will offer a cash sum to be paid to you when your mortgage completes.
A true cash back is where you take a cash sum up front and pay the banks normal rate in lieu of reduced payments.
Associated Costs
Below are some common costs that may be involved when arranging a mortgage
- Stamp duty
- Legal fees
- Lenders arrangement fees
- Surveys
- Higher lending charge
Any costs you are likely to incur are fully discussed and explained when arranging your mortgage with us, along with advice on whether these can be reduced or avoided.
Your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
For mortgages we can be paid by commission from the lender, or you may choose to pay a fee, usually 0.5% of the loan.
The Financial Services Authority do not regulate some forms of Buy to Let mortgages.
B-Spoke Mortgages & Property Management Limited Liability Partnership is an appointed representative of Sesame Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
This site is intended for UK customers only.