1. What You Need To Know About a Secured Loan

A secured loan allows an individual to use their personal property as security to obtain a loan. By placing a charge over personal property, the bank is reassured that they are not at high risk of losing any money if you happen to default on any payments. The charge however is a second charge and so must sit behind a pre-existing mortgage. Somewhat surprisingly then, it is the case that if you don’t already have a mortgage and your property is un...
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A secured loan allows an individual to use their personal property as security to obtain a loan. By placing a charge over personal property, the bank is reassured that they are not at high risk of losing any money if you happen to default on any payments. The charge however is a second charge and so must sit behind a pre-existing mortgage. Somewhat surprisingly then, it is the case that if you don’t already have a mortgage and your property is unencumbered, then you can’t get this kind of...
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