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Mortgage free in around five years (or close to it)
isadreamalie
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I'm currently 32. Aiming to be mortgage free or close to by the time I'm 40. Certainly looks doable in the next six years if not sooner.
However my five year fixed comes to an end in November and I'm aware rates have gone up. Will probably stick with my bank to avoid extra remortgage costs and hopefully still get a fair deal...
My debt is just over £125k
My house was £350k bought with a £120k deposit over five years ago with £230k borrowed so I've cleared over £100k in just over five years (often throw 1k or more at it a month and maxed out my allowance last year) whilst my monthly payments on my current 1.99% interest have reduced from 950pcm to a little over 600pcm. Compares well with renting... In 2015 I was paying 650pcm in rent !
I used overpayment to reduce monthly payments but will probably continue with the same term for the next fixed deal and continue to overpay but eventually overpay to reduce the term or be in a position to pay it off outside the fixed term
However my five year fixed comes to an end in November and I'm aware rates have gone up. Will probably stick with my bank to avoid extra remortgage costs and hopefully still get a fair deal...
My debt is just over £125k
My house was £350k bought with a £120k deposit over five years ago with £230k borrowed so I've cleared over £100k in just over five years (often throw 1k or more at it a month and maxed out my allowance last year) whilst my monthly payments on my current 1.99% interest have reduced from 950pcm to a little over 600pcm. Compares well with renting... In 2015 I was paying 650pcm in rent !
I used overpayment to reduce monthly payments but will probably continue with the same term for the next fixed deal and continue to overpay but eventually overpay to reduce the term or be in a position to pay it off outside the fixed term
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A few things to bear in mind if you haven’t already- reducing the payment means you are using more of your OP allowance at the same time ad it decreases. You might have to stay with the same lender if you owe less than the minimum that a lender will lend (I’ve heard £30k).
MFW 2022 #27 £4,670 / £7,200 target
Helps having no partner no student debt no kids an 120k deposit on my house and a 60k job...
I made an initial 10k overpayment early on as I had some savings left I could have added to the deposit. Reduced my monthly payment from 950 to almost 900 and that's when the overpayment addiction started!
MFW 2022 #27 £4,670 / £7,200 target