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A fallacy doing rounds among
borrowers is that their house is under risk of repossession if they take up a home equity loan. However, this is not completely true. The lender just has
lien to your home, which can only be exercised if
borrower is not able to repay
loan. In
meanwhile,
customer can continue living in his home without any intrusion.
The lender can initiate
proceedings for repossession of
house only when
customer has not paid
installments on
loan. Rarely would a person knowingly put his home in danger. The borrower, after studying all aspects of his financial condition, determines
monthly repayments. But, rarely is
planning foolproof. There are some situations that you might not have provided for; and this becomes your vulnerability. Because of
difficulty in paying
installments,
customers fear repossession, which can become a reality very soon.
Avoiding loans against your home for every frivolous reason can be a way to stop this from becoming a reality. True, home equity loans are cheaper and easier to get. But think of
after-effects of any such move. Your circumstances may change, making
repayments difficult.
Numerous loans against ones home will only result in depletion of
home equity. The savings in equity will work in
same way as
savings in money. Therefore, even if you do not have savings, you can always rely on your home to offer support. Complete exhaustion of
equity will disqualify you from taking help of
home equity.
So, before taking loan against your home
next time, think twice. Think what your home means to you, and how you are going to do without it. This will ensure that
decision regarding
future of
home is taken with added rationality.

Aditya has completed his masters in mass communications from Jamia University. If you need UK Personal secured and unsecured loans visit http://www.ukfinanceworld.co.uk