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IFA - independent financial
adviser. These are regulated
advisers and should do a detailed
financial fact find before
considering the whole market
to find you a mortgage.
interest-only
mortgage - a mortgage
where you pay interest on
the entire loan to the lender
for the whole mortgage period
while putting money into a
separate investment which
should grow to cover the loan.
income
multiplier - how a mortgage
lender works out how much
you can borrow, usually by
multiplying your gross annual
salary. Common multipliers
are three times salary or
two-and-a-half times combined
salaries.
ISA
- individual savings account.
A tax-free wrapper for investments
in stocks & shares, life
assurance and cash, sometimes
used by borrowers as a repayment
vehicle for their interest-only
mortgage.