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Loans without early repayment charges

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Help! My first post on here, but I'm at my wits end so wondered if anyone could help. Does anyone know of any banks that might offer me a loan, but without me incurring massive repayment charges if I pay off the debt early?

I need to lay my hands on around £10,000 relatively quickly, but hope to be in a position to pay it off within a year. Unfortunately, I don't have any well-off family members to borrow from.

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  • Rafter
    Rafter Posts: 3,850 Forumite
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    Zopa and post office are now the only providers offering these - although Egg has one for existing customers according to moneyfacts.

    Be aware with Zopa that there is a setup fee.

    good luck

    R.
    Smile :), it makes people wonder what you have been up to.
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    Help! My first post on here, but I'm at my wits end so wondered if anyone could help. Does anyone know of any banks that might offer me a loan, but without me incurring massive repayment charges if I pay off the debt early?

    I need to lay my hands on around £10,000 relatively quickly, but hope to be in a position to pay it off within a year. Unfortunately, I don't have any well-off family members to borrow from.


    no banks charge 'massive' early repayment fees for normal loans
    although I guess people's perception of 'massive' may vary... what is yours?
  • Do you think today you can just walk into a bank and get a £10k loan as a new customer?
    In most cases you won't!

    So go to to your own bank - ask them for their best rate - go on the internet and have a look round - see if anybody else can do it cheaper - then take that quote back to the bank to see if they will meet or beat it.

    As for the early settlement charge most banks cap this at around £250 (2 months interest).
    There is a trick where you can avoid this - but the lender has to allow you to overpay when you want at no cost to you.
    Assuming you owe £9800 say at the end of year one - pay off £9700 when you are able and let the normal D/D take the normal payment even if it puts the loan into credit (this will be refunded) - you save 99% of the ESC.
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