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Remortgage My wife no longer works what should i do?

humadoon
humadoon Posts: 118 Forumite
edited 24 May 2014 at 4:19AM in Mortgages & endowments
del this please
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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Mortgages don't expire. However the product does. As you are staying with your current lender. It'll be a question of choosing from a product that they willing to offer or dropping onto either the SVR or BMR rate.
  • TrickyDicky101
    TrickyDicky101 Posts: 3,535 Forumite
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    You will presumably revert to the SVR rate which is currently 3.99% so it isn't exactly a bad deal. It is not *mandatory* for you to arrange a new mortgage deal.
  • humadoon
    humadoon Posts: 118 Forumite
    You will presumably revert to the SVR rate which is currently 3.99% so it isn't exactly a bad deal. It is not *mandatory* for you to arrange a new mortgage deal.

    i am getting better rate than this please advise in terms of my wife having no job will this effect?
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Are you on the SVR of 2.5%?
  • humadoon
    humadoon Posts: 118 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Are you on the SVR of 2.5%?

    No i was sold a very expensive mortgage by my mortgage adviser it was more than 5 % as i paid only 10 % ..

    but this time i am getting 3.59 % or 3.49 % something on 3 years fixed if bank is happy
  • anselld
    anselld Posts: 8,747 Forumite
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    humadoon wrote: »
    No i was sold a very expensive mortgage by my mortgage adviser it was more than 5 % as i paid only 10 % ..

    but this time i am getting 3.59 % or 3.49 % something on 3 years fixed if bank is happy

    That doesn't answer the question, i.e. what rate does your current mortgage revert to at the end of its fixed term if you do nothing?

    There may be no point going through the Spanish Inquisition and paying fees for a new fix if you will be reverting to a decent rate anyway.
  • humadoon
    humadoon Posts: 118 Forumite
    anselld wrote: »
    That doesn't answer the question, i.e. what rate does your current mortgage revert to at the end of its fixed term if you do nothing?

    There may be no point going through the Spanish Inquisition and paying fees for a new fix if you will be reverting to a decent rate anyway.

    its 3.99 %
  • Wh05apk
    Wh05apk Posts: 2,938 Forumite
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    You should look at your options outside of Nationwide, presumably your wife is on maternity leave and so likely to return? if so potentially her income on return can still be taken into account.
    Your income may be sufficient on its own?
    I am a mortgage adviser.
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • Yorkie1
    Yorkie1 Posts: 12,774 Forumite
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    Do you have an option of just switching product online without the phone interview? Have you tried to do this online?

    This is what I did but it was just before MMR came into force.
  • humadoon
    humadoon Posts: 118 Forumite
    Wh05apk wrote: »
    You should look at your options outside of Nationwide, presumably your wife is on maternity leave and so likely to return? if so potentially her income on return can still be taken into account.
    Your income may be sufficient on its own?

    She has finished her maternity and left the job due to child care

    i have suffient income to support
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