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At John Charcol, we are constantly asked for advice by borrowers on what they should do when it comes to mortgages. As such, we created this section so that you can submit your questions to our experts. The answers are provided by a number of people who have years of experience in the mortgage market. The team is led by Peter Woodward who works in our technical department. Peter spent his formative years as an underwriter with one of the major UK lenders so what he doesn't know, quite frankly, isn't worth knowing...
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Posted on 11 June 2009
I'm currently an expat facing retirement next spring, and want to obtain a mortgage on a UK property to live in. Can you advise how this can be accomplished, ie. can your company help.
Category: Ex-pats mortgaging in the UK
Posted on 14 March 2009
Having left the UK to live and work in Canada in 2006, the mortgage on our old UK main residence in the UK is due for renewal later this year. the house has been succesfully rented since we left, but we are unsure if we can...
Category: Buy-to-let, Ex-pats mortgaging in the UK, Remortgaging
Posted on 12 February 2009
I am currently living overseas due to work commitments and this is likely to continue for the forseeable future. Currently we own a flat in the UK in my wife's name which we lived in before we left. We are now looking to buy a...
Category: Buy-to-let, Ex-pats mortgaging in the UK, Second properties, Special circumstances
Posted on 19 December 2007
I am coming to the end of my fixed rate (March 2008) but my home is under permission to let as I am out of the country for a year working in Bermuda. I would like to re-mortgage. Do I need to switch to buy to let if it is my only...
Category: Ex-pats mortgaging in the UK
Posted on 24 September 2007
British Citizen living overseas , I need a buy to let mortgage, please advise if this possible.
Category: Ex-pats mortgaging in the UK
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