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What is Mortgage Shortfall Debt? Mortgage shortfall Debt claims arise from repossession or a voluntary repossession, which is handing back the keys. Often the sale of a repossessed property fails to raise adequate funds to clear the mortgage and a mortgage shortfall debt remains. Many people are pursued for huge mortgage shortfall debt claims - often after many years have passed. There are two main culprits from past events: The last recession in the housing market saw many mortgage and purchase at the peak of the property boom and they were left with a diminishing asset and un-maintainable mortgage, when property prices plummeted. Empty repossessed properties are far harder to sell than occupied property and many repossessed properties become a liability to the lender and they sell at 'knock down' prices.Much media attention is again revolving around the insensitivity of lenders in pursuing old mortgage shortfall debts. It's natural you will want to know our 'pedigree' - visit UK Bank News 2009 for most recent Banking News and you will also find our national newspaper comments plus many more in the News and archives sections of our site - see our site map. IBAS has featured in BBC TV and ITV News items and programmes on banking and the banking issues many times since we were established in 1992. The lender can and often does: 1. Seek and obtain a Charging Order on any subsequent property you purchase. Putting them in a position where they can legally force a sale of that property; at any time they consider there may be equity. 2. Obtain an attachment of earnings. This means that they get a direct and regular figure from employers. 3. Obtain a Bankruptcy Order for any unsecured debt. These matters never 'go away'. Mortgage Debt fears remain. The 'trigger' for some Mortgage Shortfall Debt claims can often be found in a new mortgage application or from the regular land charge searches carried out by lenders. Those seeking help are amazed by the amount of financial information lenders have already obtained about them and there's inevitable stress and 'heartache' when a new partner finds out they're at serious financial risk from a past mortgage problem, which they knew nothing about.
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