Specialist
Mortgage Protection Service
For Personal UK & International Life & Critical Illness Cover
For Personal UK & International Life & Critical Illness Cover
This takes different forms:
This type of insurance is designed to help you protect your home as an asset. If you choose to take out a policy, this would ensure that your loved ones (family or a spouse) maintain the right to your property in the event of your death or a serious illness which renders you unable to continue paying your mortgage.
Over time, as you make more mortgage payments and your equity in your home grows. As the balance you have outstanding in your mortgage decreases, you will need less cover.
Therefore, your need for mortgage protection will decrease over time. This is why it can also be known as decreasing life cover – because the amount that you need covered decreases over time as you continue to make your mortgage payments.
Mortgage protection insurance is intended to help you protect your asset – in this case, the asset is your home. For most people, your home will be your most expensive possession and largest investment. You’d happily buy contents insurance for the furniture in your home, and we happily insure our homes against damage (e.g. flood damage, weather damage). But mortgage insurance rarely seems to be at the top of any homebuyers to-do list, even though it should.
What mortgage insurance protects you against is “worst case” scenarios, including:
Depending on the type of insurance cover you have chosen, the payout you receive in the event of one of these instances will obviously differ.
Obviously, these are not situations that you particularly want to dwell on when basking in the glow of a newly-purchased home – but, with all other forms of insurance, you’ll wish that you had taken it out if the worst case scenario arises. And considering that one in two Britons are diagnoses with some form of cancer at some point in their life, it is possible that you may end up being very grateful for that insurance policy.
This might be necessary, but providers will make this decision on a case-by-case basis. Providers will get you to fill out a medical questionnaire and you’ll need to ensure you are transparent in your answers otherwise this could cause issues if you attempt to claim. There are options for a “guaranteed acceptance” policy with some providers, however these are fairly expensive.
They are unlikely to require one from you if:
Depending on your individual circumstances, the kind of insurance that you’ll need
An experienced broker will be able to identify the most appropriate – and cheapest – finance for you in this specialised area of the buy to let market, and will package your application to make sure it meets the lender's criteria.
One of our specialist mortgage advisors will be happy to discuss your requirements with you:
I approached Clifton Private Finance to help me get a mortgage as an Expat working in the Far East. I would normally 'cut out the middle man' on something like this and try to get myself a deal directly with the banks, but I am now sold on the broker concept and wouldn't hesitate to use Clifton Private Finance again. There were a number of complicating factors such as being an expat, the stamp duty holiday, the sheer amount I wanted to borrow and the fact I wanted it all wrapped up before the Stamp Duty holiday ended. It is clear to me now that the relationship that brokers have managed to foster with their banks means they can simply pull levers and make stuff happen that us ordinary folk cannot. Put simply, they are worth every penny, will take most of the stress out of the lending process, and seem to have access to deals that you just won't find on the internet. Thank you George and Jan for all your hard work!
James M
Luther was excellent. Very clear in his advice and explanations of products and was able to move things on very quickly when we ran into difficulties with the estate agents. Without a doubt I would recommend Luther to all friends, family and colleagues. Luther was a joy to deal with and took a lot of the stress out of a troublesome transaction, from my end. I would view Luther as real asset to Clifton Private Finance Ltd.
William W
The team at Clifton Private Finance has been outstanding, not only in helping me to obtain a mortgage on a slightly unusual home, but also in continuing to provide support and liaise with the lender and solicitors through to completion. Thank you for making the process of buying my first home much easier.
Chantelle S
Sam O'Neill, and the new lender he identified for me, worked tirelessly together using my time constraints, to make sure my mortgage application was completed on time. They are a brilliant company to work with, fast, efficient, open and transparent from the very beginning, and turned a seemingly impossible situation into a viable one. Sam was brilliant throughout the whole process and I would highly recommend him, and his colleague Helen, to anyone without hesitation, I cannot speak highly enough about them.
Myr B
I was incredibly lucky to find Clifton Private Finance after a search on line as their service has been more than exemplary. My point of contact was Sam 0’Neill and he was happy to help at every stage during the application of the bridging loan, making a stressful process much easier to deal with. He was always available by phone or email and gave prompt answers to queries I had as well as always getting back to me when he said he would. That to me is excellent customer service and I cannot thank him personally or the company enough for the support they have given me.
C Jefferey
Adam cannot thank you enough for all your support throughout this arrangement. You have gone more than the extra mile to support us. Without you we would not have got our dream retirement home. You have been most professional and personable. Liz and I would be more than happy if you wanted to use us a reference with respect to any future clients.
Nigel & Liz K - Bristol
You have certainly shown me that you do everything for your clients, including tolerating their excessive emails and questions for updates. I have been kept in the loop, from yourself, about why the delays were occurring (Nationwide, post etc) which I would like to highlight that I really appreciated. I certainly will be able to recommend you to others as and when the need arises.
Mr Morris
I recently contacted Clifton Private Finance after a Google search for bridging finance providers and was immediately struck by their efficiency and support. Forms were emailed over almost immediately and the necessary finance was arranged within a few days. None of the other companies I contacted came close to their professionalism, and the quote that I eventually received was impressive. Thank you Adam, your help has enabled us to reserve the house that we wanted and I certainly recommend you to others.
Mr M. R. - Oxford
Absolutely brilliant. The service was first class, got everything sorted efficiently and were always friendly. Any fees were negligible compared to the service offered. Robert was particularly outstanding.
Charles N
My advisor, Robert, was very helpful in finding the mortgage to suit me. He kept me up to date throughout the process and dealt with any issues when they arose.
Rowena C
