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overpayment calculation?

hi all, how do i work out how much i have saved by making varied, regular overpayments to my mortgage.

i borrowed 91k over 30 years in july 2004.
i now owe 71k
i have been making regular overpayments of anything from £50-£200 nearly every month for a few years now.
rate has been 4-5%

my statement states i still have 20 years left to pay (not including overpayments made), but if i have been making overpayments will this now be shorter?

thanks

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  • Thrugelmir
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    The contractual term remains the same unless you request it to be changed. This is why you'll see 20 years still on your statement.
  • james3333
    james3333 Posts: 752 Forumite
    edited 4 July 2013 at 12:09PM
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    The contractual term remains the same unless you request it to be changed. This is why you'll see 20 years still on your statement.

    but without overpayments i would have 20 years left still, and my mortgage payments stay the same.....so what gives?
  • james3333
    james3333 Posts: 752 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    The contractual term remains the same unless you request it to be changed. This is why you'll see 20 years still on your statement.

    ah, by this do you mean i can actually ring them and ask for the 'new' term length to be shown?
    if so, why wouldn't it just do it automatically?
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