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remortgage or use savings?

I have sold my house and am buying another for a little less than I am getting for my house.

However the difference will be wiped out by costs and stamp duty.

I still have about £20,000 to pay on my mortgage so I will have to either remortgage for £20,000 or use my savings of £19,000 plus £1,000 borrowed from a relative.

I have an endowment maturing in Jan 2012 with a maturity value of £25,000 so I will be penniless and savings less until then, unless I remortgage.

The endowment is costing me £80 per month.

What would you do, be penniless and mortgage free for 14 months or remortgage?

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  • cathh70
    cathh70 Posts: 165 Forumite
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    What is your potential remortgage rate, and what are the savings raes that you have?
    _____________________________________________Mortgage 1 £80k paid off july 2014Mortgage 2 £213k paid off May 2021
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