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.

