High interest loan

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FTbuyer18
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Hello, i took out a 2nd loan a few months ago from Halifax who i bank with, naively i assumed i would be getting a good rate as my initial one is very good. I did the calculator where it tells you how much interest you save, and for every £10 i over pay i save £5 interest! Other than just ploughing all spare cash into paying this loan off early, do i have any other options? There are 35 months left on the term. Lesson learnt by me. Thanks.

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  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,545 Forumite
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    FTbuyer18 said:
    naively i assumed i would be getting a good rate as my initial one is very good
    what is the APR?
  • FTbuyer18
    FTbuyer18 Posts: 47 Forumite
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    Caz3121 said:
    what is the APR?
    14.9% APR.
  • RandomUserID
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    FTbuyer18 said:
    Caz3121 said:
    what is the APR?
    14.9% APR.
    So not particularly high interest then.
  • DrEskimo
    DrEskimo Posts: 2,348 Forumite
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    You're unlikely to be accepted for a lower rate loan to consolidate this one, as they will take into consideration your current borrowing in addition. 

    So your best bet is to cut costs and pay down the loan as quickly as possibly. 14.9% is certainly not massive, but it isn't great....
  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 7,389 Forumite
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    FTbuyer18 said:
    Hello, i took out a 2nd loan a few months ago from Halifax who i bank with, naively i assumed i would be getting a good rate as my initial one is very good. I did the calculator where it tells you how much interest you save, and for every £10 i over pay i save £5 interest! Other than just ploughing all spare cash into paying this loan off early, do i have any other options? There are 35 months left on the term. Lesson learnt by me. Thanks.
    So where do you think the other £5 is going?
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  • FTbuyer18
    FTbuyer18 Posts: 47 Forumite
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    DrEskimo said:
    You're unlikely to be accepted for a lower rate loan to consolidate this one, as they will take into consideration your current borrowing in addition. 

    So your best bet is to cut costs and pay down the loan as quickly as possibly. 14.9% is certainly not massive, but it isn't great....
    Thank you for the advice and not just posting a snarky comment without any... I haven't taken loans out before this one other than my mortgage so wasn't sure what is considered high, I just know this is higher than the other. I assumed paying down as quickly as possible was my best bet so thank you for confirming this :)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    Your mortgage is a secured loan. this one isn't, so it's always going to be at a higher rate.
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