Remortgaging for Debt Consolidation With Historic Credit Issues
Consolidating debts through a remortgage can lower monthly outgoings, but historic credit issues mean the right lender and the right affordability assessment matter.
By Matthew Pigrome CeMAP
Founder of Mortgage321 · Working in financial services since 1989
Client type
Homeowner with historic adverse credit
Mortgage objective
Remortgage for debt consolidation
Primary challenge
Balancing the benefit of consolidation against how lenders view historic credit issues and affordability.
Key lesson
Debt consolidation isn't always the right answer; it depends on the total cost over time and which lenders will accept the credit history.
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