Tuesday 22 January 2008

An Adverse Credit Homeowner Loan Could Be Your Best Option If

By Louis Rix

If you have had problems with credit in the past and have tried
to get a personal loan then you have probably found yourself
being turned down time after time. If this is the situation you
are in then applying for an adverse credit homeowner loan could
be the answer to your problems. A loan of this type can be taken
out for almost any reason and the repayments can be extended
over many years.

You do have to choose your loan carefully as while there are
now many lenders that will offer adverse credit loans, these
usually come with very high rates of interest. However by taking
out a secured loan you are able to lower the rates of interest,
the downside is that you will have to put up your home against
the amount that you wish to borrow as collateral.

One of the easiest ways of getting access to the whole of the
market place and of being sure of getting the cheapest rates of
interest and the best deal is to go online with a specialist
website. A specialist website will be able to search around on
your behalf with the top UK lenders and then deliver the best
deals to you along with the key facts so that you can read what
the loan entails.

The key facts hold the small print of the loan and this will
tell you of any costs which could be added onto the loan along
with the rate of interest you will pay, how much interest will
be added on and how much the total loan will cost. It is
essential that you do not just compare the APR of the loan but
also the terms and conditions because this can make a huge
difference to the loan and for a clear picture you need to make
good use of all this information. Loan protection can be added
onto the cost of the loan without you realising it, although
many lenders have now changed their ways and offer it but do not
add it, it would be wise to check your loan.

An adverse credit homeowner loan means that you will put up
your home as security against the money you are going to borrow
and because of this the rate of interest will usually be lower.
However due to this your home will be at risk until you have
paid off the loan so it is essential that you make sure you can
afford the loan repayments and have taken into account that
circumstances might change. The amount of money you are able to
borrow on a homeowner loan will depend on the amount of equity
that is in your home. The equity is worked out by taking the
value of your home and then deducting what is left outstanding
on your mortgage, so the more of your mortgage you have paid
off, the more equity you will have to borrow on. Some lenders
will allow you to borrow up to 125% of the equity but for this
you can expect the rate of interest to be high.

About the Author: Louis Rix is Director of Netloans Ltd
(http://www.netloans.co.uk), a leading Secured Loan Broker for
UK Homeowners offering homeowner and secured loans for any
purpose who ensure that their customers get the best homeowner
loan deal.

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