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2019 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 850 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Still got my mortgage OP money pot in my locker at work with maybe £60 in it but still not got the mortgage to overpay! :(

    Hopefully soon.
    Those who risk nothing, Do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing
    MFW #63 £0/£500
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    chunkytfg wrote: »
    Still got my mortgage OP money pot in my locker at work with maybe £60 in it but still not got the mortgage to overpay! :(

    Hopefully soon.

    Fingers crossed you won't have to wait much longer!
  • Southernman
    Southernman Posts: 605 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    #128 with £508 for February!
    Mortgage 1: May 2012 £90,000 April 2020: £47,000
    Mortgage 2: £270,000😱 Jan 2019 £253,000 April 2020
  • miss_undastood
    miss_undastood Posts: 236 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #56 with a bit more to overpay. Last one for Feb

    Sold some bits on eBay. - £120 transferred from PayPal

    Total for Feb is £840
    Mortgages Oct 2020: £308,283 Jul 2021 £286,600 October 2022 £253,456 MFW-22 #9 MFIT-T6 #35
  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 850 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    julicorn wrote: »
    Fingers crossed you won't have to wait much longer!

    We can but hope but I feel this simple probate sale is going the same was as the sale of my first flat! The flat was 6 days from agent valuation to full price offer received then 7 months to complete!
    Those who risk nothing, Do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing
    MFW #63 £0/£500
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    chunkytfg wrote: »
    We can but hope but I feel this simple probate sale is going the same was as the sale of my first flat! The flat was 6 days from agent valuation to full price offer received then 7 months to complete!
    I feel you, ours took almost that long (and that both us and the seller were chain-free as well you'd think that would make it easier!). Hang in there!
  • VDOT47
    VDOT47 Posts: 277 Forumite
    #9 reporting in. Only £100 this month.


    Thanks!
    Original Mortgage (Feb '17) £269,995
    Current Mortgage (End 11/19) £226,790
    End Date November 2039 Original End Date February 2042
  • pawlala
    pawlala Posts: 1,435 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #22 reporting total overpayments for February came to £354.19

    Thanks and have a great weekend everyone! :D
    Mortgage free I: 8th December 2009!
    Mortgage free II: New Year's Eve 2013!
    Mortgage free III: Est. Dec 2021...
  • jackieblack
    jackieblack Posts: 10,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    pawlala wrote: »
    Thanks and have a great weekend everyone! :D

    When I read that, just for a second I thought it was Friday today! :j


    Back down to earth with a bump... :(:o
    Everything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the end
    Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
  • CTricky80
    CTricky80 Posts: 29 Forumite
    Second Anniversary
    #13 here. Only the standard monthly overpayment of £266 for me this month.

    Work is starting on my bathroom next month and didn't realise quite how expensive taps can be........
    Original Mortgage: February 2010 = £150,000
    MFW #13: January 2019 - £126,155
    Current Feb 2020 = £118,013
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