eh? the tracker needs to drop below 3.6 within 12 months for the tracker to be a worthwhile optionThanks both, so actually, the tracker is probably the better option and then take stock in 18 months time. If the base rate drops slowly over the next 24 months then there’s not much difference in potential costs.
thisIMO take the fix, pay the amount of the tracker off the fix (ie the £3208 monthly), if you can afford it which it sounds like you can.
Speak to an adviserThanks both, so actually, the tracker is probably the better option and then take stock in 18 months time. If the base rate drops slowly over the next 24 months then there’s not much difference in potential costs.
Yeh I hadn’t thought of that. If you can afford to pay 5.XX% then this!IMO take the fix, pay the amount of the tracker off the fix (ie the £3208 monthly), if you can afford it which it sounds like you can.
Depends on your circumstances etc but personally, i'd take the fix and overpay (which by sounds of it you can do). Interest rates can go up as well as down (no-one can see the future)Thanks both, so actually, the tracker is probably the better option and then take stock in 18 months time. If the base rate drops slowly over the next 24 months then there’s not much difference in potential costs.
Thanks. Appreciate your input. How do you get to that point?eh? the tracker needs to drop below 3.6 within 12 months for the tracker to be a worthwhile option
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Thanks. Appreciate your input. How do you get to that point?
Fix: 4.57% 2 years @ £2888 and £1k product fee
Tracker: 5.40% 2 years @ £3208 and £1.5k product fee
use this spreadsheet: https://www.locostfireblade.co.uk/spreadsheet/Index.html
Put your £100 a month into a 5% savings account. Put the total towards your mortgage as a single overpayment in 2025 when it is due renewal. You'll make "more".Hey all, I'm not overly clued up on anything related to mortgages or how it all works. Silly as it sounds.
Anyways, I've been wondering if I should be overpaying a bit.
We are currently on a 1.78% fix until the end of 2025. Pay about £620 a month. Not sure what the rate will go to when this current deal is up.
Currently have approx £154,000 left to go. And at an estimate based on our neighbours sale recently, the house would likely be worth around £270-280,000ish now. So I think the LTV is good? I don't get it I must admit
So I was wondering if there would be any major benefit to say overpaying now by like £100ish extra a month until this deal ends? Doesn't really seem like it would be a lot to make a big difference? Or is it best to carry on as we are.
Just thinking, overpaying a bit now will help us get used to the impending doom of the higher rate that's waiting for us
who knows what the rate will be at the end of next year. as a rule of thumb, for your mortgage size, expect to pay an extra £100/mth per 1% rise in interest ratesWe are currently on a 1.78% fix until the end of 2025. Pay about £620 a month. Not sure what the rate will go to when this current deal is up.
you'd be looking at 60% LTV, which unlocks the best mortgage rates as you have lots of equity in the propertyCurrently have approx £154,000 left to go. And at an estimate based on our neighbours sale recently, the house would likely be worth around £270-280,000ish now. So I think the LTV is good? I don't get it I must admit
don't overpay. you should be saving instead as the savings interest rates are higher than your mortgage interest rate. (see below)So I was wondering if there would be any major benefit to say overpaying now by like £100ish extra a month until this deal ends? Doesn't really seem like it would be a lot to make a big difference? Or is it best to carry on as we are.
Just thinking, overpaying a bit now will help us get used to the impending doom of the higher rate that's waiting for us
what @dlockers said.Put your £100 a month into a 5% savings account. Put the total towards your mortgage as a single overpayment in 2025 when it is due renewal. You'll make "more".
But then he only gets half the apr?(or, what would be most beneficial for you is actually a regular saver account)
Hey all, I'm not overly clued up on anything related to mortgages or how it all works. Silly as it sounds.
Anyways, I've been wondering if I should be overpaying a bit.
We are currently on a 1.78% fix until the end of 2025. Pay about £620 a month. Not sure what the rate will go to when this current deal is up.
Currently have approx £154,000 left to go. And at an estimate based on our neighbours sale recently, the house would likely be worth around £270-280,000ish now. So I think the LTV is good? I don't get it I must admit
So I was wondering if there would be any major benefit to say overpaying now by like £100ish extra a month until this deal ends? Doesn't really seem like it would be a lot to make a big difference? Or is it best to carry on as we are.
Just thinking, overpaying a bit now will help us get used to the impending doom of the higher rate that's waiting for us
oh my dear lord not this againBut then he only gets half the apr?
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Hey all, I'm not overly clued up on anything related to mortgages or how it all works. Silly as it sounds.
Anyways, I've been wondering if I should be overpaying a bit.
We are currently on a 1.78% fix until the end of 2025. Pay about £620 a month. Not sure what the rate will go to when this current deal is up.
Currently have approx £154,000 left to go. And at an estimate based on our neighbours sale recently, the house would likely be worth around £270-280,000ish now. So I think the LTV is good? I don't get it I must admit
So I was wondering if there would be any major benefit to say overpaying now by like £100ish extra a month until this deal ends? Doesn't really seem like it would be a lot to make a big difference? Or is it best to carry on as we are.
Just thinking, overpaying a bit now will help us get used to the impending doom of the higher rate that's waiting for us