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i remortgaged and i am struggling to pay the £750 a month which is the interest only as agreed by ge money. if i want to switch to a cheaper lender before june 2009 i have to pay over £6000. surely this should not be allowed.:confused:

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  • ~Beanie~
    ~Beanie~ Posts: 3,043 Forumite
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    pcboo wrote: »
    i remortgaged and i am struggling to pay the £750 a month which is the interest only as agreed by ge money. if i want to switch to a cheaper lender before june 2009 i have to pay over £6000. surely this should not be allowed.:confused:

    Most lenders charge a fee if you leave or repay the mortgage before the end of a specified term and this would have been pointed out to you when you took the mortgage out. June is only 3 months away, can't you hang on until then?
    :p
  • betmunch
    betmunch Posts: 3,126 Forumite
    Why not?

    I'm afraid its in the contract you signed so it is allowed.

    There are tons of threads on here about this sort of thing.

    Hang in there for a few more months and you'll be fine

    Cheers
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • StuTheDon
    StuTheDon Posts: 318 Forumite
    Hi - did you not realise you could not afford this before signing? Also, the early repayment fee will have been outlined in the agreement which you signed as well.

    To be fair, the lender has to allocate that money to you and if you don't or can't meet your obligations why should they be out of pocket?

    Sorry to sound harsh, but all of the above needs to be considered before you sign anything.
  • pcboo
    pcboo Posts: 45 Forumite
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    it is only recently that the payments are hard to make cos my hours have been cut
  • betmunch
    betmunch Posts: 3,126 Forumite
    I think you should get down to your local mortgage advisors office to discuss your remortgage away.

    If your hours have been cut are you going to have enough income for a new lender to want to give you a new mortgage.

    Good luck with it, keep us posted

    Cheers
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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