Mortgage Glossary
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used to describe mortgages and other
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| debenture |
| A type of long term bond (loan), taken out by a company, which it agrees to repay at a specified future date. The company will usually pay a fixed rate of interest to debenture holders each year until (More) |
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| debt refinancing |
| The raising of new money by a company in order to pay off existing debt.
This is something that borrowers do all the time, and it does not signify trouble.
Debt restructuring is a more fundament (More) |
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| debtor |
| A person or company owing money to another person or company. A company is therefore owed money by its debtors and the people it owes money to are its creditors.
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| deed |
| A document, which legally transfers ownership of property from one party to another, most commonly related to real property.
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| default |
| Failure by a debtor to meet the terms of a loan either by not paying interest due or not repaying the capital due.
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| disbursements |
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Amounts that the solicitor has to pay out on behalf of the client in connection with the transaction, e.g. local authority searches, land registry fees, etc.
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| discharged bankruptcy |
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Usually a person will remain bankrupt for 3 years, after which they will be discharged from bankruptcy and can once again borrow money, although many discharged bankrupts will have trouble obtaini (More) |
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| discounted rate |
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This is a discount from the standard variable rate for a set length of time.
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| dutch auction |
| Named after the Dutch tulip auctions, this form of auction is one where the auctioneer starts with a high asking price , which is then lowered until a bidder accepts the auctioneers price. This is a q (More) |
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