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simple sum

Hello,

I seem to recall that there is a simple sum that you can do to give you a (rough) idea of how much your mortgate will go up if you increased it (I'm looking at moving to a bigger house).

Could anyone share it with me, please? I have it in my head that its a tenner for every 7k or something like that?

Thanks.:T

Duncan

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  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 50,454 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    an interest only mortgage at 6% would cost you 0.5% per month, so divide the mortgage amount by 200 eg £200,000 would cost £1,000.

    Each extra £10,000 would cost £50.
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  • duncan32
    duncan32 Posts: 524 Forumite
    Whoooo! How wrong was I?:o

    Best get my calculator out before I make any decisions!:eek:

    Thanks....

    Duncan
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