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Halifax mortgage question....

My Halifax 2 year tie in mortgage (4.29% ) is coming to an ending in October.
I pay £905 each month but limited to 10% over paying if choosing to do so.
I haven't actually paid any over payments yet, but would like to know if I can pay 10% of the 2 year deal, ie - £2170 in a one off payment ?

Cheers
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Its not big and its not clever.

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  • waterbaby
    waterbaby Posts: 500 Forumite
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    I have only ever found it to mean 10% per year, so when the next year rolls over, last year's chance has gone (like ISAs). But I'm sure someone more knowledgable will be able to say.
  • mags24
    mags24 Posts: 53 Forumite
    Normally, the terms state 10% of outstanding in any one year. But you will have to check your deal to see if that will be allowed. Or ring them - you never know, you may get some sense out of them!
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  • Viz_2
    Viz_2 Posts: 720 Forumite
    OK, thanks.
    Also, can a years 10% be payed before the year is complete ? I mean, I still have 6 months until my deal expires so can I only pay 6 months worth ?
    Or do I have to wait until October time to pay a full 12 months worth.

    Thanks again.
    Never buy a stupid dwarf -
    Its not big and its not clever.
  • waterbaby
    waterbaby Posts: 500 Forumite
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    My mortgage year begins in September, and at the start of this month I completed the 10%. so no more overpayments for me until Sept. But you can pay it on the first day of the year as far as I am aware. My plan is to save up what I can't pay in between now and Sept, and then pay it all at the start of the year.
  • waterbaby
    waterbaby Posts: 500 Forumite
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    waterbaby wrote: »
    My mortgage year begins in September, and at the start of this month I completed the 10%. so no more overpayments for me until Sept. But you can pay it on the first day of the year as far as I am aware. My plan is to save up what I can't pay in between now and Sept, and then pay it all at the start of the year.

    Oh I'm not sure I understood you properly. Does my post make sense as a response?
  • Viz_2
    Viz_2 Posts: 720 Forumite
    Yes, thankyou.
    I will phone Halifax tomorrow to see if I can pay 1 years 10% now.
    Never buy a stupid dwarf -
    Its not big and its not clever.
  • Waldir
    Waldir Posts: 171 Forumite
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    Hi,

    As a side note, why would you want to overpay your 4.29% mortgage now? You would be better off putting this money in a saving account. As long as the saving rate is greater than 5.5%, you'd earn more interest this way (and it is quite easy to find a "no notice saving account" with such an interest rate at the moment).

    Regards
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