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Preparing to remortgage your home loan

Nearly half of all mortgage applications are for remortgages. If you are considering remortgaging your UK home loan, here are some things you can do to get ready:

Check the current interest rates

Traditional wisdom says you should remortgage your home if the interest rate drops at least two percentage points lower than your current interest rate.

However, if the current interest rate is only 1% or 1.5% less than your current interest rate, you can still save money over the life of your mortgage loan. You do want your interest rate to go down by at least 5/8%, or you won’t save enough money to be worth the cost of remortgaging.

Consider how long you plan to stay in your home

The interest rate is not the only factor you should consider when deciding whether go for a remortgage in the UK.

You also need to keep in mind is how long you plan to stay in your home. You need to stay in your home long enough to recover the costs of remortgaging your UK home loan.

If your new interest rate is 1.5% less than your current interest rate, you generally need to stay in your home more than three years to make the remortgage worth the cost.

Check your credit rating

Before you begin filling out loan applications, check your credit rating. If there are any problems with your credit, you can take a little time to fix them before you remortgage your home loan.

Check the value of your home

As part of a remortgage in the UK, you will need to have your home appraised. But for right now, just check the selling price of similar homes in your area. Has the value of your home gone up or down since you bought it?

Decide if you want to use the equity in your home to get cash out

If the value of your home has gone up, you can remortgage for a higher amount than you owe, and get cash out for school, vacation, home improvements, to start a new business, etc.

Make sure you have cash to cover the refinancing costs

When you remortgage your UK home loan, you will have the same fees and expenses you did when you first purchased your home, including a home appraisal, closing costs, and other fees and points. While you may be able to remortgage your UK home loan with no points or closing costs, your interest rate will be higher. And there is no reason to remortgage if you are going to end up with a higher interest rate!

Talk to lenders

You should talk to several lenders to see what the current interest rates are and how much money you will need to remortgage your UK home loan. Then figure out what your new payment would be if you remortgaged and how long it would take to recover the remortgaging costs.






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