Mortgage overpayments. Do you, would you?

ben501
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edited 6 February 2013 at 8:02AM in MoneySaving polls
The question arises occasionally on the MFW forum so I hoped to ask a wider audience.

With interest rates being so low this can be a good way to save thousands of pounds in interest payments.

Do you make overpayments on your mortgage 24 votes

Yes
54% 13 votes
No
12% 3 votes
I did but I've paid it all back
12% 3 votes
I would if I had spare cash
20% 5 votes

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  • Andy_L
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    No: I get a better rate by saving/investing spare cash than overpaying the mortgage. When/if that changes then i'll pay some off
  • torbrex
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    I was addicted to making overpayments on my mortgage, ended up paying it off 9 years early :)
  • TBagpuss
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    Yes. When mortgage interest started to go down I left my payments at the same level (initially because I felt it would then be less of a shock when rates went up again)
    I'm currently on course to clear my mortgage 9 years early, and the interest I've saved is more than I'd have got back elsewhere. (also, if (god forbid) I lost my job I could go about 2 years without paying the mortgage, if I had to, without getting into difficulties .
    All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)
  • janiebquick
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    Yes, we do. Over the years we had actually taken out three separate mortgages, making our repayments £500 a month. Two of these were endowment mortgages (yes, I know!), so we paid another £100 a month for these. The first paid out three years ago, resluting in us paying off half of our existing mortgage and bringing the payments down to £300 a month. We have just carried on paying £500 a month since and are deriving hug satisfaction from seeing the sum owed plummet.

    Go for it!
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  • Turtle
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    We do, though we've also taken the full ISA allowance out of it for the last 2 years and invested it at 2% more than we're paying on the mortgage (it's a very low rate). Will pay it back that little bit quicker.
  • blainestewart
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    we got our first house two years ago on a 2-year fix. after switching, our payments have gone from £628 to £480. we are carrying on paying £630 to get rid of the mortgage in the shortest possible time.
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