Good afternoon,

I'm hoping you can help. Our interest only mortgage term ends in a few months and my bank, who I've never missed a payment with all my life, have refused to help simply because of my age.

Me and my wife are 73 years old and live in a large 5 bedroom detached house. We have over £300,000 equity and it's always been our plan to downsize, but would like a few more years to start looking at properties.

Are there any options?

My family and I have recently emigrated.

We own a house and are currently renting it out via an estate agent. The house is valued at approximately 550k, the mortgage is 130k. We are currently on a variable rate with a leading building society but would like a fixed rate mortgage for between 3 - 5 years. The building society we are with do not have package that suit our needs.

My question is, can we remortgage if we are living abroad?

Good afternoon,

I have encountered difficulty with my bank as I look to obtain a mortgage. I have had an offer accepted on a property, however, as I work in Dubai I have been unable to obtain a suitable mortgage.

My wife lives in the UK and my children are educated in the UK, however, as I am the income earner and paid in Dirhams, my existing bank have stated that my income can not be taken into consideration as I do not pay UK tax. I am in a good job, on a good income and will be earning a lot more than if I was in a similar position back in the UK.

Is this the case with all banks or is there a solution out there?

Can I get a mortgage if I live and work in Australia?

I have a property in London which is rented out, however my existing lender has said they are going to increase my interest rate as I am overseas.

What are my options?