We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Want to become a Forum Ambassador? Visit the Community Noticeboard for details on how to apply

Advice please

Mint1955
Mint1955 Posts: 685 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 500 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
edited 12 March 2011 at 12:56PM in Mortgages & endowments
We have 2 interest only mortgages with Nationwide

1 - 80000 on 6.15% until 31/7/2013 early repay charge £2450
2 - 99000 on 5.28% until 31/12/2011 early repay charge £2900

Both mortgages finish April 2029

My small brain cannot work out if we would be better to ditch the fixed and pay the fees and get onto a better rate (fixed or variable) and use the savings to overpay the mortgages as well.

Or carry on as we are. What other costs apart from early repayment feesmay we have to add into the sums.
Sheila

Updated to say I bit the bullet and rang Nationwide hoping they woudlnt totally confuse me and they said....... cannot help at all as they will not allow re mortgaging so we would need to pay of the whole mortgages and find another provider.
Living the dream and retired in Cyprus :j

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5105296

Comments

  • dimbo61
    dimbo61 Posts: 13,727 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    What do the 2 parts of the mortgage revert to at the end of the fixes? Not the BMR of 2.5% by any chance?
    My guess is that its cheaper than what you are paying now so read the paperwork that came with the mortgage
    Have you got a repayment vehicle in place ? if not then overpay the more expensive part once you drop onto the BMR/SVR
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.9K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.