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Mortgage lawyers are commercial lawyers. The law of mortgage is surprisingly complex and leading texts written by mortgage lawyers show the depth of understanding required in order to be an expert in this area of the law.

The mortgage lawyers tools

• Mortgages - A mortgage is basically a charge that secures the repayment of a debt. Mortgage lawyers have a more complicated definition and can tell you about the various kinds of mortgages such as, inter alia, mortgages over old system land, mortgages of Torrens System Land and the difference between legal mortgages and equitable mortgages.

Which courts do mortgage lawyers appear in?

The Local court, the District Court and the Supreme Court. Sometimes even the High Court.

What are some of the factors, according to mortgage lawyers, that can affect the validity of a mortgage?

• Non Est Factum - Basically if you had no idea what you were doing e.g. signing a mortgage where there was a complete misapprehension.
• Fraud - Where the mortgagee is aware of it. Speak to your mortgage lawyers about whether liability for the fraud can be sheeted home to the mortgagee since that is often an important and determining factor.
• Illegal purpose mortgages such as where the mortgagee knows the finance is being obtained for something that is against the law.
• Your mortgage lawyers can advise you about whether the lender made false, and or misleading statements that might affect the mortgage.
• Where the mortgagee is aware of the circumstances by which a mortgage was entered into and there is 'undue influence' or some form of unconscionability. Mortgage lawyers acting in these matters always want to know whether independent legal advice was provided to the borrower.
• Excessive interest rates, may in certain circumstances, be 'oppressive' (look at s 588 of the Corporations Act 2001)

  There may be other grounds so obtain advice from mortgage lawyers if this is important to you.

Why do people need mortgage lawyers?

Some of the reasons why you might need help from mortgage lawyers include:-

• When you have failed to pay the principle due, and/or the interest under the mortgage and have received a Default Notice;
• If you are a mortgagee and need help in terms of commencing proceedings for possession;
• Mortgagors who need some time to fix a breach, refinance or perhaps to try and conduct your own sale;
• To get advice about the possibility of restraining a sale by the mortgagee (you may need to pay money into court);
• In order to commence an action for specific performance of an equitable mortgage