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David hollingworth, from the mortgage broker london & country, said he is hopeful that other lenders will follow. Over the past few months, lenders have been desperate not to lend money, and have been frantically withdrawing any rate which looks competitive. 'we are starting to see jostling between the lenders,' said mr hollingworth.Remortgaging are covered elsewhere in the guide, and show how you can take advantage of your propertys worth. Meanwhile, sound management of your investment covers two areas:. If your circumstances change, you may want to change mortgage too. Make sure that you have some kind of insurance protection in place, like payment protection or salary cover. This means that if you suddenly lose your job or fall ill, your mortgage payments will be covered and youll have one less thing to worry about. You may also want to take out contents insurance which can cover your possessions against accidental damage and loss as well as theft or break-ins. You should be paying buildings insurance, which covers the fabric of the building including its structure. If you live in a flat or shared building, there may also be factors fees to pay. (sometimes your buildings insurance is covered by the factor. ) if you notice any problems, such as leaks or damp patches, investigate them straight away. Problems left untreated can become much worse, and could affect the value of your property. You may have to pay an early repayment charge to your existing lender if you remortgage. With a repayment mortgage, your monthly payments to the lender go towards reducing the amount you owe as well as repaying the interest they charge. This means that each month you're paying off a small part of your mortgage.Remortgaging are the three alternatives to treat debt problems. Take one big loan and pay the small loans thereby consolidating them. Thus by re-structuring your financial situation you can easily achieve your goals and manage multiple loan payment. Refinance your home loan by consolidating your credit cards and other debt. Also, lower your mortgage rate on your home loan to today's current interest rate. Review different options and get help with the management of your bills. Combine all your monthly outgoings into one lower affordable monthly payment and allay all your financial problems. With this, you also reduce the interest you are paying as you have clubbed multiple loans into one. Take out a consolidation loan for a longer period and this will help reduce your monthly repayments and will have positive effect on your credit rating as well. Reach your debt consolidation loans at:.Remortgaging are numerous but could include; home improvements, starting a business, helping your children with thier house purchase or debt consolidation. Which ever situation is applicable to you, to discuss this further, please contact us. Think carefully before securing other debts against your home. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. For details of our fees for mortgage business please see our page ".Remortgaging are concerned about whether they can raise the levels of monies that they require. So what we've done is we've simply said for a segment of the population with demonstrable earnings at the higher level and lower credit exposure than the typical individual, that we will be prepared to be more flexible than we have been in the past. Lewis:you say there's an income limit on it. Oakey:for somebody to be able to reach the levels of 5 times their current salary, they would need to be earning in excess of £60,000. Lewis:right, so this is a fairly small segment of the population you're talking about?oakey:yes it is. And, again, this isn't a blanket approach. It's a particular segment of the population who we believe could afford it. And, frankly, if somebody could only afford - on our assessment - 3 times income, then we will lend them 3 times income. If we think they can afford to repay 5 times income, then we will lend them 5 times income. Lewis:so you're talking about 5 times income. Is that the absolute limit or are there cases where people might borrow even more than that?oakey:if you take into account the fact that affordability is the key, not the income multiple, then we will assess every single case upon its own merit. Lewis:of course you have the security of the property. If they over borrow or you over lend, you can just sell their house and get your money back, can't you?oakey:paul, i think it's a dual responsibility, isn't it? when somebody comes to us to talk about a level of borrowing for a mortgage, then it's critically important that they take a view of their current levels of affordability, the level of interest rates today, but also taking a view of the level of interest rates in the future. So between the two of us, we will come up with a position which hopefully satisfies their ambition but also fits within the responsible lending criteria that we apply. And you think this is responsible at a time when interest rates are almost certainly going to rise, possibly as soon as next week; there were record bankruptcies this month and repossessions up 15%. Aren't you running the risk of driving people to borrow more than they can afford?oakey:no, we're definitely not driving people to borrow more than they can afford. We're taking a sensible view to the marketplace and i think interest rates are still at a point where they are affordable to most people as long as they take a sensible and pragmatic and responsible view of both the future and their current desires today.