Mortgage Express want copies of tenancy agreements

Mortgage Express want copies of tenancy agreements

10:26 AM, 15th October 2015, About 9 years ago 58

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I am puzzled as to why my lender (Mortgage Express) has just sent me a letter wanting to see tenancy agreements for two of my properties which I bought back in 2008.mortgage express

Just wanted to know if anyone else has had this experience and also why would they be asking for these documents.

Many thanks

Zar


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Sue P

12:32 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

I currently have 4 MX mortages and plan to sell on of the properties in the new year.
Not wanting to remortgage the rest of them my cunning plan is to pay off the mortgage between exchange and completion, thus MX need not know that I have sold, and so will not be able to call in the remainder of my loans.
The rest of my MX loans have15+ years to run ad are at base + 1.75%, so I don't want to move them to a more expensive deal.

Richard Mann

12:52 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "Sue P" at "09/11/2015 - 12:32":

Hi Sue,

What do you mean by sell off between exchange and completion ?
Surely for the sale to complete, MX will have to give your Solicitor a settlement figure? Then the outstanding loan will be paid along with any closing costs?

Sue P

13:40 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "Richard Mann" at "09/11/2015 - 12:52":

I plan to PAY off the mortgage between exchange & completion,

There will be no settlement figure,as the mortgage will have been fully paid before completion. I will ensure that we have a few weeks between exchange and completion to give time for MX to process the repayment.
So my solicitor will have no reason to contact MX - as by completion there will be no mortgage outstanding.

I know MX are a bit tricky, if I repay the mortgage with the proceeds of the sale they will want ALL of the proceeds, I am hoping that this plan will enable me to use the proceeds as I see fit, rather than to repay some of my lowest costing debt.

S.E. Landlord

14:23 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

It is the paying off of the mortgage that may trigger the right to consolidate, that is, they may not be prepared to release the deeds unless you redeem all mortgages. You should ask MX for a redemption figure and ask if they will exercise the right to consolidate.

Richard Mann

14:27 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

If you ask for a redemption it triggers Dialogue, Phone calls, Letters etc.

14:33 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "Sue P" at "09/11/2015 - 13:40":

Not saying this is always the case but from the cases I am and have been dealing with - once one Mortgage is redeemed and or paid off they demand full payment of all other mortgages with them.

Ian Narbeth

14:34 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "S.E. Landlord" at "09/11/2015 - 14:23":

I would not ask "if they will exercise the right to consolidate". They will do.

Sue, unless you repay ALL of your MX loans they can refuse to release ANY of the charges over any property. Even if you owe £10,000 and have £1,000,000 of property charged to them they do not have to release any of the security until you repay in full.

S.E. Landlord

14:42 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

I think there is a difference between if you are a portfolio borrower or just have more than one mortgage with them and also what ltv your remaining loans are.

There is nothing to lose by asking for a redemption figure and if they would exercise the right to consolidate. To redeem and not to have clarified the position means you could be faced with having all mortgages called in.

Richard Mann

14:51 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "S.E. Landlord" at "09/11/2015 - 14:42":

...always strikes me as a bit unfair to group all the assets as one, after all the loans were taken out individually not as a collective.

Providing that the assets borrowed against still met the LTV criteria originally applied, It still baffles me how they have the legitimate right to call in the whole loan.

Very often they have looked at assets and based on their own "desktop" valuation decided whether you still meet the LTV criteria if not then they could recall the loan triggering the sale of all of your properties or force you to pay the difference...nice eh ?

Ian Narbeth

14:51 PM, 9th November 2015, About 9 years ago

Reply to the comment left by "S.E. Landlord" at "09/11/2015 - 14:42":

By all means ask for a redemption figure. If they require all loans to be repaid they will let you know. My point was that if you do not mention consolidation they just might not do so. If you mention the word they are on notice.

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