The home equity loan is a loan in which you, the owner of your home, use your home equity (the value of your interest in your property or your home's fair market value and the unpaid balance of the outstanding home mortgage) as a collateral. A home e...

A remortgage is a second mortgage which is taken out on a house that you already live in that has equity in it. Remortgages usually pay off your previous mortgage and leave you with money to spend as you want, and there are various reasons for doing...