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Calculating how worth it ditching my fix could be

Daniel7583
Posts: 3 Newbie

I've been playing with the ditch my fix calculator, which says I could be better off switching my 1.99% current mortgage, if I can get a deal of 1.66% or lower. I can, but given the difference isn't dramatic, I wanted to calculate how worthwhile it could be. Would be very grateful if anyone could help check my working and also let me know whether I'm missing a trick - this has given me a serious headache!
I owe 358000 on a 7 year fix at 1.99% - fix ending Dec 2023. ERC is 1%. Monthly repayment is 1434. LTV is 45%.
I don't want to shorten the length of 'fix' that I have, so looking at another fix of at least 4 years.
Best option looks to be 5 year fix with Nationwide at 1.54%. Monthly repayments of 1351.
How 'worth it' is it?
NB. I only have 3 years and 10 months left on current fix, but using 4 years for ease. I am also only considering the first 4 years of the comparative mortgage (seeing the extra fix year as a bonus - does this make sense?)
As I calculate it, current mortgage costs me 68656 over next 4 years, compared to 64858, so a saving of 3798.
At end the end of the 4 years on current mortgage, balance would be 316562, compared to 313877, so a reduction of 2686.
3798 + 2686 - ERC of 3580 - 125 exit fee - 999 arrangement fee = I would be 1780 better off overall at the end of the comparative period.
Pros
I really liked my previous Nationwide mortgage - in particular the ease of overpayments.
We gain a bonus year of a low rate fix.
Cons
Locks me into a higher ERC for another fixed period. Not too concerned about this as we won't be selling in that time and I hope we would be able to make overpayments.
I would be really grateful for sense checking my working please. Do I need to consider saved interest from the reduced capital? Are there any extra potential fees I should be factor in?
I owe 358000 on a 7 year fix at 1.99% - fix ending Dec 2023. ERC is 1%. Monthly repayment is 1434. LTV is 45%.
I don't want to shorten the length of 'fix' that I have, so looking at another fix of at least 4 years.
Best option looks to be 5 year fix with Nationwide at 1.54%. Monthly repayments of 1351.
How 'worth it' is it?
NB. I only have 3 years and 10 months left on current fix, but using 4 years for ease. I am also only considering the first 4 years of the comparative mortgage (seeing the extra fix year as a bonus - does this make sense?)
As I calculate it, current mortgage costs me 68656 over next 4 years, compared to 64858, so a saving of 3798.
At end the end of the 4 years on current mortgage, balance would be 316562, compared to 313877, so a reduction of 2686.
3798 + 2686 - ERC of 3580 - 125 exit fee - 999 arrangement fee = I would be 1780 better off overall at the end of the comparative period.
Pros
I really liked my previous Nationwide mortgage - in particular the ease of overpayments.
We gain a bonus year of a low rate fix.
Cons
Locks me into a higher ERC for another fixed period. Not too concerned about this as we won't be selling in that time and I hope we would be able to make overpayments.
I would be really grateful for sense checking my working please. Do I need to consider saved interest from the reduced capital? Are there any extra potential fees I should be factor in?
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Comments
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Add All the fees to switch to the amount borrowed make the payment the same and see what's left at the end of the current fix period.
With over £4k of fees you have to factor the cash flows that's why you add them and make the payments the same.
Paying all the fees makes a smallish difference to the comparison you save less, just treat it as a big overpayment on the current deal before doing the comparison.1 -
In remortgaging you will incur the following (unless the cost is covered by the product).
Mortgage exit fee, valuation fee and solicitors costs.0 -
Thank you both. I've seen rates have even dropped slightly further since.0
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