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Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
If you’re a homeowner or have bought a shared ownership property, you…
If you qualify for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI), you’ll usually get…
To be eligible for a Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan, you need to…
When you apply for a qualifying benefit, you’ll be asked extra questions…
You’ll need to repay your SMI loan with interest if you sell or transfer…
You can still get financial help with your housing costs if your Income…
Provides background on why the government has introduced a mortgage guarantee scheme, and how it works. The scheme is open to new 95% mortgages until 30 June 2025, with participating lenders offering 95% mortgages under the government guarantee from 19...
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…
When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…
There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…
Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…
Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…
You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
Mortgage Interest Run On is extra money you can get towards housing costs for 4 weeks if your benefits are stopping - eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim
This Charter sets out the standards lenders will adopt when helping their customers; signatories will provide borrowers with new flexibilities to manage their mortgage payments over a short period.
Paper forms which can be used by limited companies to register details about a company charge with Companies House.
Official Statistics on the mortgage guarantee scheme.
Official statistics on the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme.
Details of the rules for lenders offering the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme.
Application form DS3 to release part of the land from a registered charge.
When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.
The Mortgage Rescue Scheme has closed. Find out what other support you can get.
This morning the Chancellor met the UK's principal mortgage lenders and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to agree support for people struggling with mortgage repayments.
Get an audit of your secured lending to identify the risk of any unregistered security.
This collection brings together all documents relating to forecast scenarios for UK mortgage arrears and possessions.
Guidance for lenders on taking part in the scheme to pay Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) direct to qualifying lenders.
The legal process of repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
Our digital mortgage service allows homeowners who are remortgaging to sign their mortgage deed quickly and securely.
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