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Norther Rock Unsecured Loan - Can I negotiate early repayment

mark55man
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I have Northern Rock unsecured loan with a redemption figure of £16000 or so at 5.7% (15 months / 48).

Northern Rock have strict targets for reducing their debt portfolio.

Northern Rock could probably lend any money I overpaid at a higher rate in today's conditions.

So do I have any leverage to negotiate on a repayment figure - eg if I offered them 15000 would they accept it !!

TIA
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  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    No IMO - At the moment it is not their money but ours ie the taxpayers.
    Whilst they are closed to new personal loan borrowing you won't get a penny off the redemption figure.
  • mark55man
    mark55man Posts: 8,221 Forumite
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    so anything I negotiated (if indeed I can) would be like stealing from the taxpayer !!

    or as I prefer to think of it getting a rebate from the HMRC - mmm when you put it that way I got no chance !!
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