Mortgage Glossary

Build up your knowledge by using our mortgage glossary, here to help you understand the sometimes confusing terms used to describe mortgages and other financial related products.  We have laid out our glossary in an easy to use A-Z Format. If you have any additions you would like to see, please feel free to contact us with your ideas. If you are looking for personal finance like credit cards or loans, please visit cricket finance

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valuation report
This is carried out on behalf of the lender and is purely to find out the suitability of the property for lending purposes.
 
variable rate mortgage (vrm)
A mortgage where the interest rate is not fixed and which is dependent on influences such as interest rates on Treasury securities in the US or base rate in the UK.
 
vendor
A person or company selling goods and property.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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