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who here has a mortgage of more than say, 1500 per month and still overpays?

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  • Jonbvn
    Jonbvn Posts: 5,562 Forumite
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    We pay way over £1500 per month, including overpayment. More than that is not for discussion on a public forum.
    In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot:cool:
  • Between 2 mortgages (1 residential and 1 BTL) we pay around £1200 per month. We do not use the rental income to pay the BTL mortgage. That goes towards savings, as we're just finishing off getting 6mths worth of emergency savings

    I have a S/O to OP by £50 per mth but anything extra goes towards OPing too.
  • I really want to OP my 1500+ mortgage but can't until I have sorted our debts! We paid a lump sum off our BTL mortgage though in order to increase our equity and get a better rate.

    Why are you interested?
  • C_Mababejive
    C_Mababejive Posts: 11,668 Forumite
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    bendix wrote: »
    Why is it an outrage?

    It is created by the market - the mass concentration of individual transactions of houses, bought and sold by people like you and me?

    Who are you blaming?
    I am not seeking to blame. I am merely making an observation.

    as you suggest,it is a consequence of market forces driven by many factors.

    I would suggest though that the monthly cost of the basic human need of housing in the UK is proportionally higher than in many other countries.
    Feudal Britain needs land reform. 70% of the land is "owned" by 1 % of the population and at least 50% is unregistered (inherited by landed gentry). Thats why your slave box costs so much..
  • cake21
    cake21 Posts: 1,039 Forumite
    My minimum payment + OP = more than £1500. If my interest rate went up to 11% the minimum would be over £1500...would probably still overpay even if only £5 because I love it :D
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