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  • Tigsteroonie
    Tigsteroonie Posts: 24,954 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Rural Scotland - £250 pm approx on the mortgage. Plus the same again on petrol.

    We could move closer to work, we'd pay more on the mortgage but less on fuel.

    But I could never give up the countryside!
    :heartpuls Mrs Marleyboy :heartpuls

    MSE: many of the benefits of a helpful family, without disadvantages like having to compete for the tv remote

    :) Proud Parents to an Aut-some son :)
  • dubsey
    dubsey Posts: 357 Forumite
    Kent, 3 bedroom detached, double length garage. Identical house in this road completed in January for £215k (so I'd say ours is about £200K). Mortgage is £93k with First Direct, payments £650 monthly.
  • Forever_Red
    Forever_Red Posts: 176 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I'm in a 4 bed detached, Cheshire, approx value £280k owing about £80k. Monthly mortgage repayment £1021 (Cheshire BS 5.29% fix til May 2009) & hopefully paid up in about 8yrs.:j
    F.C United - Onwards and Upwards
  • Little_Chicken
    Little_Chicken Posts: 2,798 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm in a 2 bed bungalow. Mortgage of £330k monthly repayments £2556 15 years left...Value's about £675k. Does anyone have a higher monthly mortgage repayment????
    :grin: Save me from spending...
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2008 - £1004:T 2009 - £1139 2010 - £1260 :j 2011 - £1557 2012 - £740 :beer: No 195 Target £1k
  • farhad1965
    farhad1965 Posts: 112 Forumite
    £1800/month interest only on a £432k mortgage balance. 4 bed detached in North London, worth about £750k-800k.
    4.99% deal (base rate minus 0.01%) ends mid August.
  • judi24
    judi24 Posts: 2,283 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    i live in a 4 bed semi with 1 bed granny flat for my mum. My mortgage is £157000 on a fixed rate of 4.99 due to come to an end in Sept. the current payment is £1045. I now need to borrow an extra £30000 to buy my ex-husband out and I'm terrified!!!!
  • helping_hubby
    helping_hubby Posts: 1,202 Forumite
    If we complete it'll be £770 a month on £130,000 over 33 years for a 3 bed terrace in Surrey. House is valued at £170,000.
  • LilacPixie
    LilacPixie Posts: 8,052 Forumite
    2 bed flat we pay £208 a month repayment mortgage. with 19 years to go. We bought in 2005 and remortgaged last year to a shorter term. Flat is worth maybe 80k we have 28k outstanding.
    MF aim 10th December 2020 :j:eek:
    MFW 2012 no86 OP 0/2000 :D
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,450 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Mortgage of 54,000, monthly payments of 340 (repayment), 22 yrs left on mortgage but aiming to replay in 10; property value approx 170,000 :D
    Mortgage Total: £49,992/ £75,000
    2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £579
  • affordmylife
    affordmylife Posts: 1,224 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    six bed detached home bought brand new three years ago for £205,000.

    £550 per month on £100,000 mortgage. 32 years remaining.

    plan to downsize in 3 to 5 years and be mortgage free.
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