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Should I stay or should I ...swap?

Kasia1981
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Hello!
I have a dilemma and hope you will be able to help me out.
I am on lifetime tracker mortgage with Santander - 2.19% above the rate = 2.29% right now. Capital repayment.
Have around £71k left on it. Monthly payment £479 but I do overpay a lot and should be able to comfortably pay it off latest in 3.5 years (42 months) but hopefully sooner.
Remaining term 14.8 years. £250 end of mortgage fee.
I was tempted to fix it now for around 3 -5 years, as the rates are low, but then the monthly savings are low comparing to my current fees and I will not be able to overpay as much, as most new mortgages allow only 10% a year and I tend to overpay much more (monthly plus a lump sum every now and then).
Would you bother looking for a new deal (without fees) or would you keep it as it is?
Thank you for all your help! x
I have a dilemma and hope you will be able to help me out.
I am on lifetime tracker mortgage with Santander - 2.19% above the rate = 2.29% right now. Capital repayment.
Have around £71k left on it. Monthly payment £479 but I do overpay a lot and should be able to comfortably pay it off latest in 3.5 years (42 months) but hopefully sooner.
Remaining term 14.8 years. £250 end of mortgage fee.
I was tempted to fix it now for around 3 -5 years, as the rates are low, but then the monthly savings are low comparing to my current fees and I will not be able to overpay as much, as most new mortgages allow only 10% a year and I tend to overpay much more (monthly plus a lump sum every now and then).
Would you bother looking for a new deal (without fees) or would you keep it as it is?
Thank you for all your help! x
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Why not check with Santander if you can mortgage switch to a better tracker deal? Or a better discounted variable deal with no overpayment limits?Initial mortgage bal £487.5k, current £258k, target £243,750(halfway!)
Mortgage start date first week of July 2019,
Mortgage term 23yrs(end of June 2042🙇🏽♀️),Target is to pay it off in 10years(by 2030🥳).MFW#10 (2022/23 mfw#34)(2021 mfw#47)(2020 mfw#136)
£12K in 2021 #54 (in 2020 #148)
MFiT-T6#27
To save £100K in 48months start 01/07/2020 Achieved 30/05/2023 👯♀️
Am a single mom of 4.Do not wait to buy a property, Buy a property and wait. 🤓1 -
Thank you for the suggestion - will check that out! x0
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We're in the process of moving to an offset, so while we can only overpay by 10% each year, we can put whatever we like in the adjoining savings account which is essentially the same thing (except we can get the money back if we need it).
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