Legal tip 139. Mortgage relief: is it of interest anymore?
Monday, September 14, 2009 @ 11:34 AM
Through the Official Credit Institute (ICO) there is the possibility of a temporary and partial deferral of the obligation to pay the 50% of mortgage payments in the period from March 1, 2009 to 28th of February 2011 with the following requirements:
I) At minimum of 500 euros a month and a maximum of 12,000 euros.
II) In favour of certain groups:
• Employed person in legal unemployment, being under this situation, at least during the three months immediately preceding the request and being entitled to unemployment benefits, contributory or non-contributory.
• Self-employed person who has been forced to stop his business, remaining in that position of termination for a minimum period of three months.
• Self-employed person stating full income lower than three times the monthly indicator Public Multiple Effect Income (IPREM), for at least three months.
• Be a survivor's pensioner on death occurred after the conclusion of the mortgage, and in any case, dated after September 1, 2008.
III) Holders of a mortgage established for the purchase of your habitual dwelling , which has been signed before 1st of September 2008 and for an initial amount not exceeding € 170,000.
IV) And that the Customer is not in arrears
The deferement of contributions is implemented through a contract between the client and the same credit institution which was initially formalized the mortgage with, keeping the duration and conditions of the initial mortgage.
I am wondering if with the new prices of mortgages, due to fall of interest rates, these deferements are of interest anymore for variable interest mortgages?
Any answers there?
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