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Where to keep a chunk of money for 6 months?

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  • dllive
    dllive Posts: 1,331 Forumite
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    My mortgage fixed rate matures 29 Feb 2020. That is 6 months 3 days away.

    Masthaven looks to have a minimum fix of 1.73% for 6 months. Im cutting it fine!!

    With the Virgin and Marcus accounts is looks like I could earn slightly less interest (1.5%) but take out the money exactly when I need it? (For example a week before my morgage fixed rate matures).

    What would you do?
  • Zorillo
    Zorillo Posts: 774 Forumite
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    We were able to renew our fixed rate three months early with Nationwide. Is that an option for you?
  • Zero_Sum
    Zero_Sum Posts: 1,567 Forumite
    dllive wrote: »
    My mortgage fixed rate matures 29 Feb 2020. That is 6 months 3 days away.

    Masthaven looks to have a minimum fix of 1.73% for 6 months. Im cutting it fine!!

    With the Virgin and Marcus accounts is looks like I could earn slightly less interest (1.5%) but take out the money exactly when I need it? (For example a week before my morgage fixed rate matures).

    What would you do?

    With my mortgage, i can take out a new deal 3 months before end date, and overpay as much as I want within the last month. If yours is the same then you really only could have 5 months. In with case I'd probably opt for Marcus as 0.25% for upto 6 months isnt that much of a great deal in the grand scheme of things.
  • dllive
    dllive Posts: 1,331 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Zero_Sum wrote: »
    With my mortgage, i can take out a new deal 3 months before end date, and overpay as much as I want within the last month. If yours is the same then you really only could have 5 months. In with case I'd probably opt for Marcus as 0.25% for upto 6 months isnt that much of a great deal in the grand scheme of things.

    Thanks. I think Ill do as you suggest.
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