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Remortgage quandary

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Hi, I'm wondering what others would do in my situation.
I want to put my house on the market in April or May and buy another one when I have an offer. My current mortgage deal happens to end in June. Is it worth remortgaging in case the process takes long or plans change? And would you get a fix or a tracker which would be cheaper? I would need to borrow more for my onward purchase.
Thank you

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  • dimbo61
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    If you really want to move home then get your property on the market ASAP.
    It will take several months to sell your own home and buy a new property.
    You may need to drop onto the SVR for a couple of months or a fee free tracker deal with No ERC,s 
  • Thrugelmir
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    JV_21 said:

    I want to put my house on the market in April or May and buy another one when I have an offer. 
    Then it's highly possible that you won't actually move until July at the earliest. 
  • JV_21
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    Thrugelmir said:

    Then it's highly possible that you won't actually move until July at the earliest. 
    Correct and for one or two months I'm better off on the SVR. My concern is if it takes longer than that. I found a fixed of 2.29% or a tracker at 1.15% (base+0.65%). Neither have an ERC.
  • julicorn
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    You could do a product switch with your current lender, but remortgaging to a new lender sounds risky. I swear there was a thread on here a few months ago about someone who did that a few months before selling, and it caused problems because the land registry hadn't updated the mortgage charge record to the new lender yet. 
  • kingstreet
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    JV_21 said:
    Thrugelmir said:

    Then it's highly possible that you won't actually move until July at the earliest. 
    Correct and for one or two months I'm better off on the SVR. My concern is if it takes longer than that. I found a fixed of 2.29% or a tracker at 1.15% (base+0.65%). Neither have an ERC.
    Are either available from your existing lender, or would you have to remortgage to a new lender?
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  • I would suggest switch to a product with no ERCs with the same lender. It will be much cheaper than SVR and you are not tied in.
  • JV_21
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    kingstreet said:
    Are either available from your existing lender, or would you have to remortgage to a new lender?
    Those deals are with other lenders. My current lender doesn't have products without ERCs unfortunately. 
  • Sistergold
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    Better to get best product(no ERC) with current lender. Why stress to go through new lender application if you are planning to move? 
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