Remortgaging on a foreign income??

Remortgaging on a foreign income??

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King Herald

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Thursday 9th November 2017
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Sarnie said:
Unfortunately I don't really see how this can be done I'm afraid...........certainly not with a high street lender.............a specialist might do it.......but the rates won't be comparable to prime lenders and products......
Do you think they would give a personal loan, or does that come under the same rules?

Sarnie

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Thursday 9th November 2017
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King Herald said:
Do you think they would give a personal loan, or does that come under the same rules?
In some ways, unsecured lending can sometimes be more difficult to secure, given that the funds are unsecured..............£30k would be a large personal loan, to a retired applicant with foreign currency income..........

Can't hurt to ask a few companies the question............they should be able to give you a high level answer without credit checks.......

King Herald

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Thursday 9th November 2017
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Can I get a loan secured on the house, or is that impossible? I know it is already mortgaged, but if the same bank that it is mortgaged with (Lloyd’s) did the loan.....

Sarnie

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Thursday 9th November 2017
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King Herald said:
Can I get a loan secured on the house, or is that impossible? I know it is already mortgaged, but if the same bank that it is mortgaged with (Lloyd’s) did the loan.....
If I were you I would speak to your current lender and whoever you bank with......they are the loans most likely to bend criteria for you.......

King Herald

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Thursday 9th November 2017
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Sarnie said:
If I were you I would speak to your current lender and whoever you bank with......they are the loans most likely to bend criteria for you.......
If my current banking people turn me down for the mortgage, I shall walk across the road and ask at the mortgage holder bank for a loan. smile

I can scrape together some of the money, but still need to borrow 25k

King Herald

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Friday 10th November 2017
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A company called Rockhopper keep popping up on Google, stating they will do such a mortgage.

Anybody heard of them, experience, advice?

King Herald

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Friday 10th November 2017
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Just spoke to HSBC, and they tell me my pension actually arrives in my account in GB pounds, so they don’t see a problem.

I was assuming it was sent in $ and converted. Appointment with them on Monday to apply for mortgage....

ZOLLAR

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173 months

Friday 10th November 2017
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King Herald said:
Just spoke to HSBC, and they tell me my pension actually arrives in my account in GB pounds, so they don’t see a problem.

I was assuming it was sent in $ and converted. Appointment with them on Monday to apply for mortgage....
Hope it works out fine for you thumbup

King Herald

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Friday 10th November 2017
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ZOLLAR said:
Hope it works out fine for you thumbup
Thanks. biggrin

Enough stress and trauma been had already this year, next year can only be an improvement, surely....

King Herald

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Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Hsbc tell me my application has been approved. biggrin

And at 1.69% fixed for two years it is going to be cheaper than my current mortgage at Lloyd’s, which is going up to 2.5% starting in December.

I’ve got to go sign papers tomorrow. Apparently I need to get something to give to my solicitors, ‘agreement in principle’ or similar.

I assume I can’t actually sign the new mortgage agreement until the wife agrees to it, and the court agrees too, my solicitors seem to assume I know everything there is to know about the process, rather sparse with communication.

Just like buying/selling a house, the solicitor is your best friend, until you sign on the dotted line then it is like getting blood out of a stone to glean information or a reply.

Sarnie

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Thursday 23rd November 2017
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King Herald said:
Hsbc tell me my application has been approved. biggrin

And at 1.69% fixed for two years it is going to be cheaper than my current mortgage at Lloyd’s, which is going up to 2.5% starting in December.

I’ve got to go sign papers tomorrow. Apparently I need to get something to give to my solicitors, ‘agreement in principle’ or similar.

I assume I can’t actually sign the new mortgage agreement until the wife agrees to it, and the court agrees too, my solicitors seem to assume I know everything there is to know about the process, rather sparse with communication.

Just like buying/selling a house, the solicitor is your best friend, until you sign on the dotted line then it is like getting blood out of a stone to glean information or a reply.
Good stuff, I did say that HSBC would be your best bet thumbup

ZOLLAR

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173 months

Thursday 23rd November 2017
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King Herald said:
Hsbc tell me my application has been approved. biggrin

And at 1.69% fixed for two years it is going to be cheaper than my current mortgage at Lloyd’s, which is going up to 2.5% starting in December.

I’ve got to go sign papers tomorrow. Apparently I need to get something to give to my solicitors, ‘agreement in principle’ or similar.

I assume I can’t actually sign the new mortgage agreement until the wife agrees to it, and the court agrees too, my solicitors seem to assume I know everything there is to know about the process, rather sparse with communication.

Just like buying/selling a house, the solicitor is your best friend, until you sign on the dotted line then it is like getting blood out of a stone to glean information or a reply.
Good to hear, that's much better than my mortgage renewal going through now and I'm getting paid domestically hehe

King Herald

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Thursday 23rd November 2017
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ZOLLAR said:
Good to hear, that's much better than my mortgage renewal going through now and I'm getting paid domestically hehe
And no arrangement fee either. Sounds too good to be true, so I’m waiting to be let down..... scratchchin

carreauchompeur

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204 months

Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Great stuff. Getting that signed off will be a relief I expect.

King Herald

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Thursday 23rd November 2017
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carreauchompeur said:
Great stuff. Getting that signed off will be a relief I expect.
I have to take the ‘offer in principal’ to the solicitor, just to show I have it, then I believe she will have to get the wife to sign papers, from t’other side of the planet, then I think I get to actually sign for the mortgage on my own.

And then I will own most of a 3 bed semi to show for 40 years of work..... tumbleweed

But at least I will be a free man. biggrinwobblebeerdrink