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Mortgage Questions

Frequently asked mortgage questions and answers . . .

What is a mortgage?
What different types of mortgage are there?
What should I think about when choosing a mortgage?
More information on interest only mortgages
How large a mortgage can I have?
I am self-employed, how can I get a mortgage?
My income is erratic, does that put me out of the running for a mortgage?
What are mortgage indemnity payments?
What about protecting my mortgage payments?
What other costs are involved when buying a house?

What if I can't meet my mortgage payments?

Contact your lender as soon as you realise you have a problem. Although your mortgage is secured on your home, lenders see repossession as the last resort - they stand to make more money from your mortgage than the sale of your home.

Lenders will work out a plan with you to reduce your payments for a time or stop them temporarily, and work out a new term for your mortgage.