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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 team of experts, led by our in house mortgage technical manager, Simon Collins, who has spent the last 10 years helping our consultants to place mortgage applications.

So please do submit your question and we will do all we can to answer it as quickly as possible.  Regrettably, we are unable to answer every question due to the popularity of this section. 

Please note, John Charcol cannot provide legal or tax advice.  If your enquiry contains a legal or taxation query we will refer you to our in house legal team, Rollingsons Solicitors Limited.  By submitting your enquiry to us you are confirming that you consent to our passing your contact details to them.

Please be aware that these answers can only be generic and no personal recommendations can be made.

Can I sell part of my land?

28/09/2012

can i sell off part of my land even though the property is mortgaged

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Categories: Capital Raising, Valuations, Freehold, leases & unusual property, Home mover

NRAM Negative Equity - New Build Part Exchange

18/04/2012

I have a NRAM (Together Mortgage) with Mortgage of £70391 and unsecurred loan of £15676 payments broken down into £395.60 and £88.10 respectively, the mortgage is in my own name and the property unfortunatley has fell into...

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Categories: Special circumstances, Valuations, Freehold, leases & unusual property, Remortgaging

Term of Lease

25/08/2011

Do major lenders give mortgages on properties with a 74yr lease?

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Categories: Home mover, Valuations, Freehold, leases & unusual property

Answers provided in response to Ask the experts are based on the information provided and do not constitute advice under the Financial Services & Markets Act. They reflect the personal views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of John Charcol. All comments are made in good faith, and John Charcol will not accept liability for them.

We recommend you seek professional advice with regard to any of these topics where appropriate.

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John Charcol is a trading style of Towergate Financial (West) Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority; our registration number is 147692. John Charcol Associates LLP is an appointed representative of Towergate Financial (West) Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.  Registered office: Towergate House, Eclipse Park, Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3EN. Registered in England No: 02292688.  This mortgage site is only directed at persons within the UK.   The FCA does not regulate some investment mortgage contracts.  Calls may be recorded for training and monitoring. Max call charge from a BT landline is 3.9p per minute. Calls from other networks may vary.