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flea72
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Im a bit confused. Im coming to the end of a fixed term and being moved to the SMR. However even thought the SMR is higher than my current interest rate, my monthly payment has reduced. Why?
Also the term was for 5yrs, but the mortgage doesnt clear until 5yrs 3m. I havent taken any mortgage holidays or missed any payments, so why do i still owe an extra 3m money?
Also the term was for 5yrs, but the mortgage doesnt clear until 5yrs 3m. I havent taken any mortgage holidays or missed any payments, so why do i still owe an extra 3m money?
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flea72 said:Im a bit confused. Im coming to the end of a fixed term and being moved to the SMR. However even thought the SMR is higher than my current interest rate, my monthly payment has reduced. Why?
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Not all fixes are a multiple of 12months, many are to a date.
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No overpayments
ok will look for end date on paperwork. But if i asked for a 5yr mortgage, I naively thought it would end after 60m not 63
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flea72 said:No overpayments
ok will look for end date on paperwork. But if i asked for a 5yr mortgage, I naively thought it would end after 60m not 63Is there some confusion here between the mortgage term and the length of the fix?Was this actually a new mortgage that you first started 5 years ago, or was this the end of a 5 year fix with the mortgage having been started some time before the fix started?
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It was a 5yr fix at 1.89%. The mortgage was taken out 5yrs ago, with a 5yr term. Having now looked at the paperwork, it says agreed redemption date april 2021. I wrongly assumed that a 5yr mortgage, would finish 5yrs later at the same time as the fixed rate.Now if someone could please explain why an SMR @ 3.9%, means im paying £8m less than my fix @ 1.89%. I know the amount is negligible, but i expected it to increase0
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What's the amount payment and full term?
At start of the fix and the end of the fix.
I suspect it might be a timing of when the calculations are done and how much term is included.0
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