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Mortgage Protection Policies

If you think it's time to buy a new home, you're probably lost in all of the information you need to absorb as you decide where, what, and how much your new home will be. Your agent may call you with changes to the sale or your lender may try to sell you extra packages you may not need; even for experienced homebuyers, it can get your head spinning. For new homebuyers, it's an overwhelming experience.
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Regardless of the volume of information you are getting, one thing that you do need to pay attention to is whether you should take out a mortgage protection insurance policy or not. It is, indeed, an extra cost on top of what can already be very expensive. On the other hand, it is a potentially important addition to your mortgage that you should pay much more attention to.

If you're still unsure as to whether or not you need to take out a mortgage protection policy, think of the 25 years or so ahead of you. You may have unforeseen events happen to you that mortgage protection insurance will be very helpful with. Let's have a look at what mortgage protection insurance is and what it can do for you.

What Is a Mortgage Protection Policy? 

A mortgage protection policy is an insurance policy that protects your home mortgage payments if you should happen to have financial hardship, whether it's because of illness or accident, or loss of a job. Mortgage protection insurance pays your monthly payment on your house in the event any of these things happen to you.

What policy should you get? It depends on what payments you want made for you and how long you want and need them. Normally, you can rely on a mortgage protection policy's coverage for 12 months, although this is dependent on both the policy and on your circumstances.

The types of cover available to you are: 

  • Cover for unemployment and incapacity: This gives you the fullest protection available and covers illness and accident, as well as loss of your job.
  • Cover for just unemployment: This type of cover will only cover you in the event you lose your job.
  • Cover for just incapacity: This type of cover will just cover you for illness or accident that prevents you from working.

Why Should You Have a Mortgage Protection Policy? 

You can't predict the future, especially 25 years ahead. This is the average length of a mortgage available in the UK today. You can have an illness or a major accident; in addition, as we know, there is no such thing as "lifetime employment" anymore, so it's much more likely today that you can lose your job on short notice. This makes mortgage protection insurance even more important. The next important decision you have to make is to decide which type you want. Unless you are self-employed, it's the most prudent choice to go with a policy covering both unemployment and incapacity.

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