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Mortgage free for a bigger mortgage - diary
Hi all, I am really inspired by all of the other threads on here. We are in a decent size 3 bed semi which we paid £500k for last year. However, our area is pricey and I'm unwilling to budge on location. We have £440k outstanding. The house is currently worth £550k (we got a good deal due to desperation of the sellers to…
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Buying freehold
I have just received my annual ground rent letter - it's £17 per year. Every year I get the offer to buy the freehold - usually £1400 + legal costs, however this year they have offered it for £700 + legal costs £500. Some people I have asked say it's a big bonus to buy the freehold whilst others have said it's not worth…
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Small overpayments
Is it worth overpaying by very small amounts? I just rounded down by £16.38. I’ve got 83000 to pay and 14 years left , I’d love to pay it off early.
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No FENSA Certificate
Hi all, I’m just wondering if anybody can help me. I had my windows replaced in June 2020. I still haven’t received my FENSA certificate. I have emailed the company and they said it’s up to the fitters to sort it what should I do if I don’t receive one? Thank you
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Mortgage additional payments
Hi, I've been reading with interest your posts and it has really inspired me to get on top of my finances and really try to reduce the term and amount of the interest which will be charged. My current term is a shade under 19 years. My mortgage is in two parts as below: Part 1 balance £118511.00 interest 2.19% Part 2…
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Queston about overpayments
I'm trying to pay my mortgage off asap. I have a question which I hope you can help with.My HSBC fixed rate is up in August 21, so I can get a new fixed rate end May.I've been overpaying every month £400. Would it be better if I add that £400 to the repayments each month and do no overpayment? or continue as I am and carry…
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New fixed rate but not much saving
My current 5yr fixed rate mortgage will finish in 4months, so I looked around to see what deals were out there. To my surprise, my current provider, Halifax, seems to be the best available, and as it's the same company, there's no fees. But I was surprised I didn't save more during the change - going from 2.14% down to…
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What would you do? some advice needed :)
Good Evening Everyone I am after some different opinions/advice, were not sure what to do and are interested in others advice/opinions. I'm 43 hubby is 49 we are in a house worth 295k with a 103k left on mortgage. We stupidly took a 35yr mortgage and have 22 years left :( For the last 6 months we have started making…
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Motivation Needed
Hi Everyone, I have been AWOL for a long time now, so long in fact I don't know how long it has been! In fact I'd describe myself as an AWOL lurker if that's even possible. We moved to a larger house a few years ago, certainly since my last post. I have a 6 year old daughter and for the last 5 days a super cute puppy!!!! I…
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Easylife73’s looong journey to…well…hopefully an easy life!
Have been lurking for some time, and getting inspiration from other people’s diaries, especially those of Tilly, Megela and Fortune Smiles (who has inspired me to make some muffins with the rhubarb growing in our garden tonight!) So, some background information…DH and I have both had a tombola birthday this year (40:() and…
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It's a long and winding road
Hi I’ve been reading these threads for a while now and thought it might help me keep myself accountable if I have a diary here. To explain the title, I’d love to be mortgage free. I hate being in debt and though I know this is a marathon rather than a sprint it doesn’t stop me wanting it gone ASAP. That said, the current…
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Plan B to being mortgage free
After reading many of the MFW diaries over the last
few weeks I felt inspired to give it a go. Worst case scenario I don’t hit the
target I’ve set but we’re further ahead than we would have been just making the
monthly repayments, right? At the start of the year we had a
plan – clear our £104,675 mortgage (twenty six and a…
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Sandstone VS Mortgage!
Greetings all! I expect the next few years to be quite an adventure, and I hope some of you will share it with me. I've been reading many of your MFW diaries and they're incredibly inspirational! I've only recently joined this site so please be gentle. I think this diary might be a bit unusual, because it's the first day…
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Those obsessed with becoming mortgage free...
As I've said this site/forum has really helped me since I started using it. I can't wait (how sad!) to start overpaying my mortgage and will try to do so every month or when possible. My question is, once you start, do you get a bit 'carried away' with it all? I mean would you now think twice about booking that next…
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Phase 3
I’m starting a shiny new diary for a shiny new year. I’m now in phase 3, both in financial and life terms - a fresh new start, which I’m really excited about. Phase 1 started 16 years ago, we started a frugal lifestyle to get rid of overdrafts and loan debts and to save for a family and maternity leave. Phase 2 started 10…
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Yogavibesdreamsofbeingmortgagefree
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Best way to pay off my mortgage
Hi, I am moving house and will have a 50k mortgage on a 250k house. My question, what's the best option to get it paid off in 5 years? Do I get a 5 year or a 25 year mortgage, fixed for 5 years, unlimited/limited overpayment? No early redemption fees? I struggle with the numbers. Is anyone confident in what they think…
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Toddling to a mortgage free future
I originally started a thread a year and a half ago when pregnant with my second child and full of good intentions. Fast forward to the present and after loosing my first account, I'm starting afresh with new goals and aspirations for the future! So a bit about me... I spent my twenties travelling, working overseas and…
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New Empty Nest Mum starts battle of mortgage ...
I've lurked and read diaries on here for months to inspire me to start my mortgage free journey so hello! A little bit about me. I have been a single mum of 2 for the last 14 years and it's fair to say have struggled to the point where every one of the various boards has been a lifeline at one time or another. In 2008 (3…
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Mortgage overpayments
How do peeps. sorry to sound a bit wooden about this question. I am intending on moving in with my girlfriend who has recently committed to a 7 year fixed mortgage at £90000 over 20years. £416pcm I am going to be giving her £400 towards paying off the mortgage and being mortgage free asap. Her bank says limit overpayments…
