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First charge

The legal charge used to secure the primary mortgage. A lender who has the first legal charge over a property is entitled to be any money from the sale of the property before any other creditor or indeed the borrower. See also: second charge.

Some lenders will only allow their mortgages to be secured on a first charge basis.

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