What is First Mortgage ?

Mortgage is a method wherein property is used as a security for repaying all your debts. First mortgage can be defined as the one that is registered first against a property. This mortgage is repaid first in the event of sale or before any other mortgages. In other words, it is the first security that is registered on a property. Any additional mortgages that are secured against the property are referred as Secondary mortgage. Mortgages are generally associated with loans that are secured on real estates rather than any other property. It is helpful and is a standard method used by most of the individuals to purchase a residential or commercial real estate without paying the full amount at one stretch. Before understanding the depth of mortgage and how it works it is important to know certain terminologies that are used in explaining mortgage.
Those terminologies are explained in detail and are given below
Creditor.
Debtor.
Other participants.
Advance.
Equity.
Bridging loan.
Disbursements.
Base rate.
Conveyance.
Sealing fee.
Legal charge.
Freehold.
Mortgage deed.
Land registration.
Subject to contract.

 

 


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Creditor: Creditor is the one who has the legal rights to the debt that is secured by the mortgage and is sometimes referred to as lenders or mortgagee. Creditors include insurers, banks or nay other financial institutions that are responsible for making loans to the debtor of the purchase money for the property.


Debtor: Debtors are the one who borrows money from the creditors and are forced to meet the requirements of the mortgage conditions imposed by the creditors. Debtors are mostly individual house owners, businessmen or landlords who prefer to purchase their property by means of a loan.


Other Participants: Since the legal exchange between the creditor and debtor seems to be complicated they prefer in having a legal representation. Other participants can be solicitor, lawyer, mortgage broker, conveyance or a financial advisor.

 

Advance: This is the amount that the borrower borrows from the creditor along with the additional fees.


Equity: It is the value of your property that it has in the market minus all the loans that it bears.


Bridging Loan: It is a temporary loan that allows you to buy a new property before selling the old property.


Disbursements: This includes all the fees of your solicitor such as land registry, stamp duty, search fees etc.


Base rate: This is the interest rate particularly used in the United Kingdom, which is set by the Bank of England.


Conveyance: The ownership of the unregistered land is transferred to you through this legal document known as Conveyance.

 

Sealing fee: When the lender or the creditor decides to release the legal charge over the property you own this fee is made.
 

Legal charge: This is a legal document that is made that consists of the detailed records of the correct owner of a property or a land.
 

Freehold: It refers to the ownership of a property and the land.


Mortgage deed: This is a document that is legally made stating that the creditor or the lender has the legal charge over your property.
 

Land Registration: This is once again a document that is legally made that consists the records of the ownership of a property and the land.
 

Subject to contract: This refers to an agreement made between the seller and the buyer even before the actual or legal contract is made.

Types of Mortgage
There are different types of mortgage. They are explained in brief as follows
Capped rate mortgage
Cash back mortgage
Fixed rate mortgage
Discount rate mortgage

Capped Rate Mortgage: Capped rate are offered for periods such as two, three, four or five years. Here, the interest rate cannot rise above the cap but instead can vary below the cap. It sometimes is associated with a collar which imposes a minimum rate.

 

In Cash Back Mortgage: In this case, a lump sum amount is given as a percentage of the advance for example may be five percent of the total loan amount.

Fixed Rate Mortgage: In this case we can op for either longer term fixed rates or shorter term fixed rates. The interest is supposed to be constant for a known period say for two, three, four, five or ten years. Longer term fixed rates are more expensive compared to shorter term fixed rates and therefore are less popular.

Discount Rate Mortgage: Here, there is a margin set for reduction in the standard variable rate for example say around two percent discount for a set or known period typically one to five years. Also the discount is expressed as a border over the base rate and also sometimes the rate is stepped as in three percent in year one, two percent in year two, one percent in year three.

 

Types of Mortgage Loans
The Different Types of Mortgage Loans include the following
Wraparound mortgage, blanket loan, negative amortization loan, assumed mortgage, seasoned mortgage, participation mortgage, bridge loan, non-conforming mortgage, budget loan, repayment mortgage, deed of trust, commercial loan, reverse mortgage, equity loan, term loan or interest-only loan, package loan, hard money loan and jumbo mortgages.

While opting for a mortgage, the safe way to go about is to first plan in advance how much you can afford to spend on buying or purchasing the asset. The possible monthly payments that can be done by you. Accordingly seek a financial planning advisor and find out the best mortgage that suits you. Take a mortgage certificate that gives you the details such as the institution or the firm that lends you money. Then go for buying the asset generally that is done through the estate agent handling the sale.

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Article Contributed By: Jaya Suresh

 

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