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Irrespective of the mortgage term you may
exercise the inter-generational mortgage option.
Under this option at each five year anniversary
of the loan we will write to you to invite
you to review your own financial position. |
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If you believe your loan arrangements are
still appropriate to your circumstances then
you will be able to extend the original mortgage
by five years from that date subject to your
ability to service the loan and our underwriting
criteria at the time. You can do this as many
times as you like. |
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When extending a loan into retirement it is
important you have the ability to service
the debt and have a satisfactory repayment
option at the end of the term. If in doubt
you should seek independent, professional
advice from an authorised financial adviser |
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We will not offer you advice. Any judgement
we make of your ability to service the loan
for an extended period is for internal purposes
as part of our policy of responsible lending. |
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You may seek a review at any time. You do
not have to wait for us to write to you at
each five yearly review. |
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You can repay the mortgage in part or in full
or convert it to another mortgage product
with us at any time, subject to the terms
of your existing loan (so if you are transferring
from a fixed rate to a variable rate or taking
a new fixed rate there may be a charge). We
do not make an administrative charge for transferring
from one loan to another and the booking fee
(on fixed, discounted and capped products
only), if not paid separately, will be added
to your loan . |
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The Society can transfer the property equity
subject to the mortgage before or after death,
subject to the transferees being eligible
and being able to show ability to service
the debt. |
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On death, except where you hold your property
in a joint tenancy with another person (in
which case the law dictates how your property
is dealt with), we will continue to operate
the mortgage in the name of your executors
while probate is obtained. After that we will
offer the relevant beneficiary or beneficiaries
a mortgage on the same terms (subject to status)
up to the same level and with the same option
to pass the mortgage on in the future. |
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The Society abides by the principles of responsible
lending but does not offer advice. The inter-generational
mortgage option enables you to decide how
and when to repay your mortgage in a way that
suits your personal circumstances. If in any
doubt you should consult a qualified, authorised
financial adviser. |
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The inter-generational mortgage option is not,
nor does the Society offer, a lifetime mortgage
or equity release within the definitions of
the Financial Services Authority: there are
other specialist providers of such products. |