What seemed at one time almost a sure certainty that you would keep your home no questions asked, unfortunately has turned around into quite the opposite for many financially distressed homeowners. The extreme interest rate hikes as well as soaring food and petrol prices made it very hard for home owners in decent financial shape to continue to make their bill payments. Those that find themselves suffering from catastrophes and circumstances beyond their control like redundancy, illness, divorce or separation are having a difficult time meeting their financial obligations each month and fear they may suffer from a home repossession. The positive side of things is that preventing repossession is a possibility.
Homeowners have every reason to fear losing their homes as the rate of repossession in South Africa has almost doubled in the past 3 years and this started when the interest rates were not near as high as they are today, adding to the troubles homeowners have in making their bond payment.
even though the repossession rate is extremely high in current times, it can be alot more straight forward than one would think in order to keep your home and prevent repossession altogether. The mistake many financially-troubled homeowners make is to throw their hands up in the air, pretend the situation doesn’t go away and just give up. All that eventually happens is that the arrears continually build up as well as penalty charges. By facing their problem head on, they’ll realize that they can prevent repossession from happening.
Attempting to negotiate a deal with their bank is clearly the best option for the property owner, especially if the home owners plans to keep their home. However, this often becomes difficult when they wait too long. They wind up owing so much and the bank is frustrated. The bank is normally willing to try everything in their power to enable you to keep your home as they lose out at the end of the day if they were to follow through with repossession of your home. In certain cases property owners are not able to come to an agreement with their bank due to their financial situation having changed to such a degree thar that the property owner can no longer meet the bond payments on a monthly basis. In situations like this, selling property almost seems like the only option.
Selling the home under such short notice is often difficult if not impossible. The property market is at a low currently and homes are battling to sell. In come the property investors to save the day for the homeowner. Repossession companies are not only the right option, they are also the best option. They will offer a discounted price for the house, which isn’t what homeowners like to see but it gets them off the hook with the bank. They can also guarantee a fast sale with no hassles and cash. This can result in a situation where all parties benefit. As you can see, allowing property investors to buy the home from the bank offers many advantages in enabling them to prevent repossession.
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