The Six easy steps to repay your Step up equity loan
Posted 01/11/2019
Due to current market conditions, this may be an ideal opportunity for you to redeem the outstanding equity share. Many of our buyers on this scheme have recently taken advantage of the low interest rates available and have re-mortgaged their home which has offered the owners security in the event that house prices rise.
The six quick and easy steps to redeem are:
1. The current market value of your property will need to be established. The best way to do this is to ask three local estate agents to provide you with their views on the current achievable value of your home. The agents should be asked to provide comparable evidence of properties similar to yours that have recently been sold.
2. Once you have all the figures, you should discuss with either your current mortgage provider or an independent financial adviser whether or not the new amount of mortgage required is both available and affordable.
3. You will then be in a position to make us an offer for the repayment of the equity share (or part share). This should represent the same percentage of the original transaction, but calculated against the current day value of your property. Please in the first instance email us your offer together with the agent’s valuations and comparable evidence.
4. If we are unable to mutually agree an acceptable figure and you still wish to proceed, then an independent Chartered Surveyor will be appointed to provide a non-partial valuation. The surveyor will be appointed by us and paid for by you.
5. Once agreement on a figure has been reached you will then be able to proceed with the redemption / part redemption of the second charge. You will need to instruct a lawyer to deal with the matter on your behalf; it is often easier to instruct the same firm that represented you on purchase, but it is not essential to do so.
6. An agreed figure agreed will remain valid for a period of Six weeks in order to give you time to finalise matters. After six weeks the figure will need to be reviewed.
If you have any questions relating to your step up loan, please contact Chris Johnston for an informal chat:
020 8498 6066 or email - chris.johnston@higginshomes.co.uk
