Jargon Buster

To help you navigate through the sometimes confusing language of home finance we have translated, into plain English, some of the most common and often confusing terms you may come across!

• APR
• Arrangement Fees
• Bad credit history mortgages
• Bank of England Base Rate
• Bridging Loan
• Buy To Let
• Capital and Interest
• Capital Repayment
• Capped Rate Mortgage
• CAT Mortgage (Charges Access Terms)
• Commercial Mortgage
• Completion
• Conveyancing
• Decreasing Term Assurance
• Deposit
• Disbursements
• Discount Rate
• Early Redemption Charge
• Endowment Assurance
• Endowment Mortgage
• Equity
• Exchange of Contracts
• First Time Buyer Mortgage
• First Time Buyer
• Fixed Rate
• Freehold
• Gazumping
• Higher Lending Charge
• Interest Charges
• Interest Only
• Leasehold
• Legal Fees
• Level Term Assurance
• MIRAS
• Mortgage Rate
• Mortgage
• Mortgagee
• Mortgagor
• Negative Equity
• Offer of Loan
• Pension Plan Mortgage
• Re-mortgaging
• Right-to-Buy Mortgages
• Searches
• Self Build Scheme
• Self Certification Mortgages
• Stamp Duty
• Subject To Contract
• Survey
• Term
• Title
• Title Deeds
• Tracker Mortgage
• Transfer Deed
• Valuation
• Variable Rate