Rental yields hit two year high
Rental yields rose in May to 6.4%, their highest level since the start of 2006, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from Paragon Mortgages.
The firm highlighted landlords’ rental incomes have increased steadily over the past year – rising nearly 12% over the past twelve months and 6% over the past six months. At the same time, property values have risen 7.5% year-on-year, although the past six months have seen an increase of just 0.2%.
John Heron, managing director of Paragon Mortgages, said: “Strong tenant demand has been pushing up rents, allowing landlords to achieve better yields than they have seen for more than two years. With lower property prices and higher rents, the yield they can achieve on a carefully selected and well managed investment property can be significantly higher than other forms of investment. With an average portfolio gearing of just 36%, landlords are well placed to free up equity to expand their portfolios.”
Paragon’s Trends survey of over 200 landlords also revealed falling property prices and rising tenant demand are spurring professional landlords to expand their portfolios, with 74% stating that the ability to get a good deal on properties encourages them to buy, even in the current climate.
Taken from The Mortgage Solutions website : http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=800709
Best Regards
Wasim
Visit our main site over at www.glmsltd.com
Monday, 23 June 2008
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
How Credit Reports Work
Credit Files
In case you aren't aware of it, each time you apply for credit of some sort, whether it be a bank loan, credit card application or Hire Purchase, your prospective lender will carry out a search with their preferred credit reference agency to establish whether or not you are creditworthy.
Of the three factors that enable a lender to decide whether to loan you money, your credit files are probably the most important. Although only authorised organisations are permitted to gain access to them, they serve as an open book to those organisations about how well, or how badly, you manage your finances. Fortunately, you have a right to see them too so it's a good idea to send off for them occasionally to make sure the information they hold is correct.
There are three credit reference agencies -- Experian, Equifax and Callcredit -- and they all hold information gleaned from the electoral roll such as your address details and the names of others who live at the property. They also contain details of any County Court Judgements and bankruptcies. Alongside that will be information passed on to them from various banks and building societies about your payment history for cards, loans, mortgages etc, that you already have.
Note that not all financial organisations share all the information they have on you with all three of the agencies, and most only refer to one of them when checking you out, so it's quite likely that one agency does not hold a complete record of your credit history. However, since your payment records will affect how you decide to manage your finances, it's important that the information any agency holds about you is up-to-date and correct.
So, what does a prospective lender see when they bring up your credit file?
Every time a search is carried out it is logged on your files and that information is available to every other lender who needs to access them. In some cases, this can go against you -- for example, if you have approached several banks, it might appear that you have looking for lots of credit and have been turned down even though you may have a perfectly good reason for not proceeding. However, lenders are beginning to realise that a mere search may simply be an indication of a prospective borrower shopping around for the best deals and consumers can also ask lenders not to carry out a search in the early stages if they are simply making an inquiry.
If you have a joint bank account, mortgage or credit card, you have a "financial association" with someone else, say, your spouse, for example. However, if this person has had credit problems in the past, these could be held against you. Hence, if you are no longer financially connected with this person, be sure to tell the credit reference agencies, so that you can be listed as financially independent, which means that only your personal financial data will be recorded against your name.
If you go ahead with your application and you meet your monthly obligations on time, then your payment history for that particular borrowing will show up on your file as a series of zeros for each card or loan that you have. If you are late with your payments your track record is automatically altered even if you miss just one payment.
For example, let's say you take out finance to buy a dishwasher over a six month period and you miss payments four and five and then catch up; your file will state 000120 ie: in month four you were 1 month behind and in month five you were 2 months behind.
Most prospective lenders aren't too worried about the odd missed payment especially if you've clearly caught up and have a series of lovely zeros after the missed payments - sometimes people do simply forget to pay their credit cards, after all. It's the Default notices and County Court Judgements which are most likely to be of concern and as these stay on your files for six years, even if you eventually manage to pay them off, it can still affect your chances of getting further credit. You'll either be turned down flat or you'll be charged a higher-than-usual interest rate.
There aren't many ways to fix your credit files if they don't look too good but you should certainly start by making sure that the information on them is correct. The credit reference agencies will rectify factual details if a mistake has been made.
If you have a bad record because of late payments, defaults or County Court Judgements, then there's not much you can do to improve matters except to make sure that your payments are on time in the future. However, if you've missed a few payments for reasons that you think should be taken into account, you're allowed to write a short explanation for your file so that it shows up when lenders run a credit search on you. For example, you might have been in hospital at that particular time or temporarily unemployed.
Ultimately, the only way to improve your credit rating is to pay off the debt. Lenders should automatically notify the agencies that any default is satisfied but it's as well to check your files to ensure this is done. Alternatively, you can ask for a letter of satisfaction from the lender, which should then be sent to the agencies with a covering letter. Future lenders will at least be able to see that you did pay the debt off.
Be aware that certain things don't look good on your credit report. Having too many cards and loans, even if you've been paying them off on time, might raise an eyebrow. The searcher will see how many credit cards you've got, the amount of credit that's available to you and the balances you've got on each of them. They might wonder if you're getting in over your head.
So, if you have a whole collection of cards that are gathering dust, consider cancelling them and closing the accounts. It could improve your credit score and, you never know, in a year or two, you might even qualify for introductory offers from cards you've had in the past as you'll be considered a new customer. Don't cancel them all at once because, just as multiple card applications look a tad suspicious, so do sudden multiple cancellations.
Equally you could be rejected for a loan or a credit card simply because you're too good at paying off your debts and that simply may not be profitable enough for them. Don't be too offended by this -- take the trouble to find a lender who likes a good payer instead.
Credit Scores
Having checked your application form and your credit reference files, your prospective lender will then use that information to give you marks to determine whether you are a good or bad risk.
Each lender has different criteria when calculating your credit score. It depends on their target market and whether they want to lend money to people like you. It works on a points system: the more points you get, the more likely it is that you'll get credit. See the following example of part of a credit score card:
Years in present employment Points
0-5 0
6-10 +15
11-12 +30
13 or over +50
Marital status
Divorced 0
Widowed +10
Single +12
Married +40
Age
21-25 0
26-30 +5
31-39 +40
40-59 +55
60 or over +42
Number of Children
None +30
1 +15
2 +5
3 or more 0
Age of most recent bad debt
No debts +5
Less than 3 months -35
3-12 months -30
1-2 years -27
2-3 years -15
Note that, in this instance, the moment you hit 60 your credit rating starts to drop and that children can be regarded as a liability! Other criteria on a scorecard might include points for or against your profession, the length of time you've lived at a particular address, whether you're a homeowner and even whether you have a landline telephone. Your postcode may also be relevant because it indicates whether you live in an affluent area or not. Some of these things may not matter if your prospective lender is targeting students but they will if they want to catch the high-flying dual-income-no-kids market or those who might want to consolidate their debts.
However, the one crucial thing you can do for your creditworthiness is to make sure you are on the electoral roll. If you don't show up as being on the electoral roll, most lenders will automatically refuse you credit. So if you've recently moved, phone up your local council and get yourself registered as soon as possible.
Regards
Wasim
visit our site at www.glmsltd.com
In case you aren't aware of it, each time you apply for credit of some sort, whether it be a bank loan, credit card application or Hire Purchase, your prospective lender will carry out a search with their preferred credit reference agency to establish whether or not you are creditworthy.
Of the three factors that enable a lender to decide whether to loan you money, your credit files are probably the most important. Although only authorised organisations are permitted to gain access to them, they serve as an open book to those organisations about how well, or how badly, you manage your finances. Fortunately, you have a right to see them too so it's a good idea to send off for them occasionally to make sure the information they hold is correct.
There are three credit reference agencies -- Experian, Equifax and Callcredit -- and they all hold information gleaned from the electoral roll such as your address details and the names of others who live at the property. They also contain details of any County Court Judgements and bankruptcies. Alongside that will be information passed on to them from various banks and building societies about your payment history for cards, loans, mortgages etc, that you already have.
Note that not all financial organisations share all the information they have on you with all three of the agencies, and most only refer to one of them when checking you out, so it's quite likely that one agency does not hold a complete record of your credit history. However, since your payment records will affect how you decide to manage your finances, it's important that the information any agency holds about you is up-to-date and correct.
So, what does a prospective lender see when they bring up your credit file?
Every time a search is carried out it is logged on your files and that information is available to every other lender who needs to access them. In some cases, this can go against you -- for example, if you have approached several banks, it might appear that you have looking for lots of credit and have been turned down even though you may have a perfectly good reason for not proceeding. However, lenders are beginning to realise that a mere search may simply be an indication of a prospective borrower shopping around for the best deals and consumers can also ask lenders not to carry out a search in the early stages if they are simply making an inquiry.
If you have a joint bank account, mortgage or credit card, you have a "financial association" with someone else, say, your spouse, for example. However, if this person has had credit problems in the past, these could be held against you. Hence, if you are no longer financially connected with this person, be sure to tell the credit reference agencies, so that you can be listed as financially independent, which means that only your personal financial data will be recorded against your name.
If you go ahead with your application and you meet your monthly obligations on time, then your payment history for that particular borrowing will show up on your file as a series of zeros for each card or loan that you have. If you are late with your payments your track record is automatically altered even if you miss just one payment.
For example, let's say you take out finance to buy a dishwasher over a six month period and you miss payments four and five and then catch up; your file will state 000120 ie: in month four you were 1 month behind and in month five you were 2 months behind.
Most prospective lenders aren't too worried about the odd missed payment especially if you've clearly caught up and have a series of lovely zeros after the missed payments - sometimes people do simply forget to pay their credit cards, after all. It's the Default notices and County Court Judgements which are most likely to be of concern and as these stay on your files for six years, even if you eventually manage to pay them off, it can still affect your chances of getting further credit. You'll either be turned down flat or you'll be charged a higher-than-usual interest rate.
There aren't many ways to fix your credit files if they don't look too good but you should certainly start by making sure that the information on them is correct. The credit reference agencies will rectify factual details if a mistake has been made.
If you have a bad record because of late payments, defaults or County Court Judgements, then there's not much you can do to improve matters except to make sure that your payments are on time in the future. However, if you've missed a few payments for reasons that you think should be taken into account, you're allowed to write a short explanation for your file so that it shows up when lenders run a credit search on you. For example, you might have been in hospital at that particular time or temporarily unemployed.
Ultimately, the only way to improve your credit rating is to pay off the debt. Lenders should automatically notify the agencies that any default is satisfied but it's as well to check your files to ensure this is done. Alternatively, you can ask for a letter of satisfaction from the lender, which should then be sent to the agencies with a covering letter. Future lenders will at least be able to see that you did pay the debt off.
Be aware that certain things don't look good on your credit report. Having too many cards and loans, even if you've been paying them off on time, might raise an eyebrow. The searcher will see how many credit cards you've got, the amount of credit that's available to you and the balances you've got on each of them. They might wonder if you're getting in over your head.
So, if you have a whole collection of cards that are gathering dust, consider cancelling them and closing the accounts. It could improve your credit score and, you never know, in a year or two, you might even qualify for introductory offers from cards you've had in the past as you'll be considered a new customer. Don't cancel them all at once because, just as multiple card applications look a tad suspicious, so do sudden multiple cancellations.
Equally you could be rejected for a loan or a credit card simply because you're too good at paying off your debts and that simply may not be profitable enough for them. Don't be too offended by this -- take the trouble to find a lender who likes a good payer instead.
Credit Scores
Having checked your application form and your credit reference files, your prospective lender will then use that information to give you marks to determine whether you are a good or bad risk.
Each lender has different criteria when calculating your credit score. It depends on their target market and whether they want to lend money to people like you. It works on a points system: the more points you get, the more likely it is that you'll get credit. See the following example of part of a credit score card:
Years in present employment Points
0-5 0
6-10 +15
11-12 +30
13 or over +50
Marital status
Divorced 0
Widowed +10
Single +12
Married +40
Age
21-25 0
26-30 +5
31-39 +40
40-59 +55
60 or over +42
Number of Children
None +30
1 +15
2 +5
3 or more 0
Age of most recent bad debt
No debts +5
Less than 3 months -35
3-12 months -30
1-2 years -27
2-3 years -15
Note that, in this instance, the moment you hit 60 your credit rating starts to drop and that children can be regarded as a liability! Other criteria on a scorecard might include points for or against your profession, the length of time you've lived at a particular address, whether you're a homeowner and even whether you have a landline telephone. Your postcode may also be relevant because it indicates whether you live in an affluent area or not. Some of these things may not matter if your prospective lender is targeting students but they will if they want to catch the high-flying dual-income-no-kids market or those who might want to consolidate their debts.
However, the one crucial thing you can do for your creditworthiness is to make sure you are on the electoral roll. If you don't show up as being on the electoral roll, most lenders will automatically refuse you credit. So if you've recently moved, phone up your local council and get yourself registered as soon as possible.
Regards
Wasim
visit our site at www.glmsltd.com
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
CML sets out new conveyancing and valuation standards
The Council of Mortgage Lenders is introducing new standards for industry professionals who act for lenders on newly-built property transactions.
The new standards, which come into effect on September 1, aim to ensure the conveyancing and valuation processes determine the true value of the property, reducing risk for both borrowers and lenders.
Some lenders are concerned the current processes do not always capture discounts and other incentives that buyers may be able to negotiate with developers when purchasing newly-built property. As a result lenders could unintentionally offer a mortgage based on a valuation of a property that is higher than the true price paid for it.
From September, lenders will require builders or developers of any newly-built, converted or renovated property to complete a new 'disclosure of incentives' form. This will be reinforced in the CML's Lenders' Handbook.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors will be amending its guidance to members to reinforce the requirement to disclose incentives to lenders. The Home Builders' Federation and Homes for Scotland have recently reinforced their own codes of conduct to encourage greater transparency about discounts and other incentives and a number of major builders are taking their own steps to address the issue.
CML director general Michael Coogan says: "We are introducing these measures to help sustain confidence in the market for newly-built property. Lenders need to know about discounts and other incentives so they can be sure that the decision to offer a mortgage is based on a reliable valuation of the property. The new measures will provide additional security and safeguards for borrowers, as well as lenders.
"We welcome the support of RICS and house-builders in implementing this solution. Responsible builders and developers understand that lenders must have confidence in the valuation process. They are supporting our initiative because they understand that, in making these changes, we will reinforce confidence in the new-build market."
Taken from http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=166815
Regards
Wasim
visit our site at www.glmsltd.com
The new standards, which come into effect on September 1, aim to ensure the conveyancing and valuation processes determine the true value of the property, reducing risk for both borrowers and lenders.
Some lenders are concerned the current processes do not always capture discounts and other incentives that buyers may be able to negotiate with developers when purchasing newly-built property. As a result lenders could unintentionally offer a mortgage based on a valuation of a property that is higher than the true price paid for it.
From September, lenders will require builders or developers of any newly-built, converted or renovated property to complete a new 'disclosure of incentives' form. This will be reinforced in the CML's Lenders' Handbook.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors will be amending its guidance to members to reinforce the requirement to disclose incentives to lenders. The Home Builders' Federation and Homes for Scotland have recently reinforced their own codes of conduct to encourage greater transparency about discounts and other incentives and a number of major builders are taking their own steps to address the issue.
CML director general Michael Coogan says: "We are introducing these measures to help sustain confidence in the market for newly-built property. Lenders need to know about discounts and other incentives so they can be sure that the decision to offer a mortgage is based on a reliable valuation of the property. The new measures will provide additional security and safeguards for borrowers, as well as lenders.
"We welcome the support of RICS and house-builders in implementing this solution. Responsible builders and developers understand that lenders must have confidence in the valuation process. They are supporting our initiative because they understand that, in making these changes, we will reinforce confidence in the new-build market."
Taken from http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=166815
Regards
Wasim
visit our site at www.glmsltd.com
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Tiuta launches ‘Refurbridge’ product
Tiuta launches ‘Refurbridge’ product
Bridging loan specialist Tiuta has launched ‘Refurbridge’, a new refurbishment product to finance both purchase price and the cost of refurbishing the property.
The facility will allow developers and buy-to-let investors to borrow 100% of the refurbishment cost of the property providing the cost does not exceed 75% of the gross development value. The maximum loan amount offered is £500,000, with an interest rate of 1.45%.
Gary Booth, chief executive of Tiuta, said the deal was ideal for investors buying property at auction and wishing to make ‘significant’ improvements.
He explained: “The application process is designed to be as simple as possible with the initial refurbishment costs released on Tiuta’s first inspection, with further drawdowns paid at later stages in the refurbishment process.”
The firm also revealed its annual turnover had increased 119% over the last year, with its loan book increasing by 50% over the same period.
Taken from the Mortgage Solutions Website: http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=797318
Regards
Wasim
Greenlight Mortgage Services Ltd (www.glmsltd.com)
Bridging loan specialist Tiuta has launched ‘Refurbridge’, a new refurbishment product to finance both purchase price and the cost of refurbishing the property.
The facility will allow developers and buy-to-let investors to borrow 100% of the refurbishment cost of the property providing the cost does not exceed 75% of the gross development value. The maximum loan amount offered is £500,000, with an interest rate of 1.45%.
Gary Booth, chief executive of Tiuta, said the deal was ideal for investors buying property at auction and wishing to make ‘significant’ improvements.
He explained: “The application process is designed to be as simple as possible with the initial refurbishment costs released on Tiuta’s first inspection, with further drawdowns paid at later stages in the refurbishment process.”
The firm also revealed its annual turnover had increased 119% over the last year, with its loan book increasing by 50% over the same period.
Taken from the Mortgage Solutions Website: http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=797318
Regards
Wasim
Greenlight Mortgage Services Ltd (www.glmsltd.com)
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Growing number of families choosing to rent
Hi
Once again from the Mortgage Solutions Website:
(http://www.mortgagesolutions-online.com/)
Growing number of families choosing to rent
Rents continued to rise in April as tenant demand for private rented properties grew – especially among people in their 30s and 40s and those with families. Paragon’s latest buy-to-let index has reported that rents have risen nearly 14% over the last year to stand at £12,048 in April, having just broken the £1000 a month barrier in March. And according to separate research, Paragon has found the average age of tenants has reached 32.8, from 31.0 at the start of 2007.
John Heron, managing director of Paragon Mortgages, said: “We have known for some time that the tenure of the UK is changing as a growing and more diverse demographic are choosing private rented homes – the percentage of households living in private rented accommodation rose from 10% in 2002, to 12% in 2007. There is no doubt tenant demand is following an upward trend. “But the recent lack of mortgage availability for potential first-time buyers, as well as a fall in confidence in the housing market has caused more people to stay in private rented homes for longer. If the situation does not improve for first-time buyers, we will soon arrive at levels of demand for private rented homes that we previously wouldn’t have expected to see for many years.
The trend is definitely accelerating. Heron said that with rents rising and investment property prices beginning to cool – by 0.5% over April – landlords’ yields look set to rise above their current level of 6.3% if tenant demand continues to grow: “With buying opportunities for landlords presenting themselves as house prices moderate, we expect to see further expansion of the private rented sector over the next couple of years.”
Regards
Wasim
Also on our Blog via http://www.glmsltd.com/
Once again from the Mortgage Solutions Website:
(http://www.mortgagesolutions-online.com/)
Growing number of families choosing to rent
Rents continued to rise in April as tenant demand for private rented properties grew – especially among people in their 30s and 40s and those with families. Paragon’s latest buy-to-let index has reported that rents have risen nearly 14% over the last year to stand at £12,048 in April, having just broken the £1000 a month barrier in March. And according to separate research, Paragon has found the average age of tenants has reached 32.8, from 31.0 at the start of 2007.
John Heron, managing director of Paragon Mortgages, said: “We have known for some time that the tenure of the UK is changing as a growing and more diverse demographic are choosing private rented homes – the percentage of households living in private rented accommodation rose from 10% in 2002, to 12% in 2007. There is no doubt tenant demand is following an upward trend. “But the recent lack of mortgage availability for potential first-time buyers, as well as a fall in confidence in the housing market has caused more people to stay in private rented homes for longer. If the situation does not improve for first-time buyers, we will soon arrive at levels of demand for private rented homes that we previously wouldn’t have expected to see for many years.
The trend is definitely accelerating. Heron said that with rents rising and investment property prices beginning to cool – by 0.5% over April – landlords’ yields look set to rise above their current level of 6.3% if tenant demand continues to grow: “With buying opportunities for landlords presenting themselves as house prices moderate, we expect to see further expansion of the private rented sector over the next couple of years.”
Regards
Wasim
Also on our Blog via http://www.glmsltd.com/
Prices flatlining not declining
Hi
An interesting article taken from the Mortgage Solutions Website:
Prices flatlining not declining
There is currently no evidence of a market crash, according to data collated by research firm Asstez.
It has reported property prices have remained firm since the beginning of the year, with a current average of £211,014 in April – down only £4,015 (1.9%) from the peak experienced six months ago – £215,089 in October 2007.
The average house price in April 2008, taken from the average price provided by all five major indices showed a decrease of just £915, compared with the previous month’s average figure and an increase of £2,279 in the twelve months from April 2007, when the average price of a home was £208,735.
Stuart Law, chief executive of Assetz, said: “While house prices fell by 0.6% in April, prices remain up on the previous year and I am yet to see any firm evidence of a housing market crash. We saw a steep increase in house prices leading up to a peak in October last year.
“This was widely regarded as an unsustainable level of growth and we are currently embedded in a period of stabilisation, throughout which house prices in this country have remained extremely robust in spite of the difficulties in the mortgage market – down only 1.9% in April since the highest recorded average, taken in October last year - a far cry from the property crash that many commentators are misleadingly quoting.
“Over the long term, demand for housing will continue to outstrip supply and with Government targets of three million new homes by 2020 now looking impossible, as a number of housebuilders announce a halt to new starts, this will support future house prices and rental growth.
“The mortgage market problems (and to some extent the uncertainty over the housing market) is at present causing significant pent-up demand from first-time buyers, and once the mortgage market frees up I expect this demand to return strongly. The effect of this release of demand back into the purchase sector will probably surprise many, supporting house prices and even causing them to grow again in due course.
“The risks to house price stability over the coming months are primarily driven by the mortgage market. However, with announcements from some mortgage lenders that they are now reducing their mortgage rates, movement should return to the market and we should soon return to a degree of normality, perhaps as soon as September.”
Regards
Wasim
www.glmsltd.com
An interesting article taken from the Mortgage Solutions Website:
Prices flatlining not declining
There is currently no evidence of a market crash, according to data collated by research firm Asstez.
It has reported property prices have remained firm since the beginning of the year, with a current average of £211,014 in April – down only £4,015 (1.9%) from the peak experienced six months ago – £215,089 in October 2007.
The average house price in April 2008, taken from the average price provided by all five major indices showed a decrease of just £915, compared with the previous month’s average figure and an increase of £2,279 in the twelve months from April 2007, when the average price of a home was £208,735.
Stuart Law, chief executive of Assetz, said: “While house prices fell by 0.6% in April, prices remain up on the previous year and I am yet to see any firm evidence of a housing market crash. We saw a steep increase in house prices leading up to a peak in October last year.
“This was widely regarded as an unsustainable level of growth and we are currently embedded in a period of stabilisation, throughout which house prices in this country have remained extremely robust in spite of the difficulties in the mortgage market – down only 1.9% in April since the highest recorded average, taken in October last year - a far cry from the property crash that many commentators are misleadingly quoting.
“Over the long term, demand for housing will continue to outstrip supply and with Government targets of three million new homes by 2020 now looking impossible, as a number of housebuilders announce a halt to new starts, this will support future house prices and rental growth.
“The mortgage market problems (and to some extent the uncertainty over the housing market) is at present causing significant pent-up demand from first-time buyers, and once the mortgage market frees up I expect this demand to return strongly. The effect of this release of demand back into the purchase sector will probably surprise many, supporting house prices and even causing them to grow again in due course.
“The risks to house price stability over the coming months are primarily driven by the mortgage market. However, with announcements from some mortgage lenders that they are now reducing their mortgage rates, movement should return to the market and we should soon return to a degree of normality, perhaps as soon as September.”
Regards
Wasim
www.glmsltd.com
Monday, 19 May 2008
Mortgage Express - Sub Sale Policy Amendment
Hi
Had this through from Mortgage Express - Its a policy amendment concerning Sub-Sales:
Also head on over to our website at www.glmsltd.com and register to be kept upto date with the latest Mortgage Products.
Regards
Wasim
Had this through from Mortgage Express - Its a policy amendment concerning Sub-Sales:
Reminder - lending criteria 16/05/08
We have developed our product criteria to ensure that we are making sound lending decisions based on true property values. Our basic principle for House Purchases is that we will lend on the lower of purchase price (less any discounts), or valuation. We reserve the right to decline any types of transaction that are found to contravene this principle at any time before release of funds. In particular:
- we reserve the right to refuse business where the seller has owned the property for less than six months.
- we will not accept business involving assignable contracts and sub sale purchases.
- we will refuse business if we believe that connected parties are attempting to sell properties between themselves at inflated purchase prices or at undervalue.
Example of an unacceptable transaction involving a third party A property investor wants to purchase a property for £70,000 and a connected third party puts up the cash (for a fee). The property investor then applies for a mortgage on the house at the inflated value of £100,000 with the third party named as the vendor. The lender offers 85% of this, or £85,000. This means that the property investor has borrowed £15,000 more than the purchase price. This is only one example of the types of transaction that are unacceptable to us.
I will be updating this Blog and our website regularly so Bookmark Us and visit regularly.Also head on over to our website at www.glmsltd.com and register to be kept upto date with the latest Mortgage Products.
Regards
Wasim
Welcome To The Greenlight Mortgage Services Blog
Hi
Welcome to the Greenlight Mortgage Services Ltd Blog.
Our main site is located over at http://www.glmsltd.com/
The site is currently under construction but register and we will keep you posted on when the site changes and becomes active.
If you require advice on:
Mortgages
Remortgages
Secured Loans
Bridging Loans
Life Insurance
Buildings and Contents Insurance
Landlords Insurance
Then why not head on over to http://www.glmsltd.com/ and register or email us and we will give you a call.
Thanks
Wasim
Greenlight Mortgage Services Ltd
Become a Property Investor
Welcome to the Greenlight Mortgage Services Ltd Blog.
Our main site is located over at http://www.glmsltd.com/
The site is currently under construction but register and we will keep you posted on when the site changes and becomes active.
If you require advice on:
Mortgages
Remortgages
Secured Loans
Bridging Loans
Life Insurance
Buildings and Contents Insurance
Landlords Insurance
Then why not head on over to http://www.glmsltd.com/ and register or email us and we will give you a call.
Thanks
Wasim
Greenlight Mortgage Services Ltd
Become a Property Investor
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