Mortgage explained
A MORTGAGE is a debt instrument, a legal document that is enforceable evidence of your loan and
the timely promise of your payment. As house loan, the house will serve as your collateral that
obliged the borrower to pay the debt. Mortgage is used either by individuals or business to make
large real estate property loan which they can pay over years with interest. However, banks can also
foreclose your property in the event of failure to pay as agreed in your contract.
Before deciding on which mortgage to take, you should fully understand every details of the
mortgage. Is does not necessarily mean that the cheapest mortgage rate can be the best mortgage
rate for you. Mortgage can be complicated by different interest rates, ways of paying, and the
charges on payment. Mortgage is you borrow money to buy a property then you pay the interest of
loan and the loan itself. By then the property can only be declared as cleared and fully yours
property.
What are the different types of mortgage?
Types of Mortgage
repayment mortgages
interest-only mortgages
fixed rate mortgages
variable rate mortgages
Buy to Let Mortgage
Repayment mortgages
This is good for a buyer that can surely pay their house at the end of the mortgage. The buyers will pay
the debt monthly over a period of years, usually 25 years. The payment is part of the interest and part of
the principal or capital amount of your loan. By the end of the period of mortgage you can own the
property by fully paying the whole debt.
Interest only mortgages
This type of mortgage is applicable for loan borrowers who wants a lower monthly payment but must be
sure they can pay the whole debt by the end of the mortgage period. This is lower because you are only
to pay the part of the interest every month. But before it ends you probably saved enough money to pay
the whole debt by the end of the mortgage period.
Fixed rate mortgages
A fixed rate mortgage is popular for those who want to know exactly how much they will be
paying over the next years. It is usually fixed for 2 or 3 years. So whatever happens on the
mortgage interest rate, either it fluctuates up or down, you will surely pay at a fixed
amount.
Variable rate mortgages
This type of mortgage is popular to buyers who think mortgage rates are going down but better deals are
probably available elsewhere. The mortgage interest rate is only fixed for a certain period of time like for
the first five years of mortgage period the interest is fixed and after which it will begin to change
annually.
Buy to let mortgages
Buy to Let Mortgage is a type that is not allowed for first time borrowers. This type of
mortgage are for buyers who only wants a property and rent it out than to live in it. The rent
you will receive can partly pay for the amount you borrowed.
SOURCE: https://www.landc.co.uk/mortgage-guides/mortgage-types-explained/.