Endowment Mortgage - An interest only mortgage supported
by an endowment policy. During the term of the mortgage only
interest on the mortgage is paid to the lender. At the same
time premiums are paid into an endowment policy which is designed
to mature at the end of the mortgage term. The proceeds of the
endowment policy are designed to repay the mortgage debt, although
with a low cost endowment policy it is not guaranteed that the
proceeds will be sufficient to repay the debt. In addition to
providing the investment to repay the mortgage debt the endowment
policy will also include life assurance which will repay the
mortgage debt in the event of the death of the policyholder
within the policy term.
Exchange of Contracts (NOT SCOTLAND)
- This is the stage in the property transaction at which legally
binding contracts are exchanged between the buyer and the
seller. Once contracts are exchanged the vendor becomes legally
obliged to sell and the purchaser to buy on the terms agreed.
Existing Liabilities - This term
is used by lenders to define all other finance commitments
apart from the existing mortgage. This will take into account
such items as bank loans, HP, credit cards, maintenance payments
(to ex-spouse) etc. Most lenders will take these items into
account when assessing how much they are prepared to lend
and will usually deduct 12 months payments from gross annual
income before applying their normal income multipliers.
THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE SECURING OTHER DEBTS AGAINST YOUR HOME. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON A MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT.