Second (2nd) Mortgage

There are often times when you may need a real estate secured loan for a short time.

A second (2nd) mortgage is on top of an existing mortgage and most times the first mortgage holder will need to give consent. This formal process requires the first mortgage holder to issue a “
Deed of Priority”.

In a Deed of Priority the first mortgage holder will set the maximum amount they may claim against the security property in the event of a forced sale. For example if the first mortgage was $400,000 a first mortgage holder may add to that several months interest and anticipated costs. This could mean that the Deed of Priority could be for say $450,000.

In this case the 2nd mortgage lenders security wouldn’t start until $450,000 and this may have impact on the borrowers ability to borrow the amount they need.