Using mortage credit function for quick cash?
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truescot
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Just looking for some advice /thoughts from you lovely people (not been on here for a long time and normally just browse).
Currently have a 2 part lifetime tracker mortgage with 11 years left;
Part 1 (repayment): 42k @1.5%(BoE +0.75)
Part 2 (interest only): 62k @2.74%(BoE+1.99), currently overpaying by around £400-£500 per month to reduce the capital
We have just been gifted 55k from equity released when my mum downsized her house, and plan to use some /most of it for house improvements, but this may take a while. It's currently sitting in an instant access savings account earning 0.2%(!!!), as we really need to be able to access it, and in small amounts.
My question is simply would I be better using part of this as a lump sum to overpay Part 2 of our mortgage (unlimited overpayments)? My thinking is this would reduce the interest I am paying, but the credit facility could still be used to access the money.
Is this how it works, and is this a good idea? I would plan to continue to make the same monthly payments, regardless off the remaining capital.
Hope this makes sense
Currently have a 2 part lifetime tracker mortgage with 11 years left;
Part 1 (repayment): 42k @1.5%(BoE +0.75)
Part 2 (interest only): 62k @2.74%(BoE+1.99), currently overpaying by around £400-£500 per month to reduce the capital
We have just been gifted 55k from equity released when my mum downsized her house, and plan to use some /most of it for house improvements, but this may take a while. It's currently sitting in an instant access savings account earning 0.2%(!!!), as we really need to be able to access it, and in small amounts.
My question is simply would I be better using part of this as a lump sum to overpay Part 2 of our mortgage (unlimited overpayments)? My thinking is this would reduce the interest I am paying, but the credit facility could still be used to access the money.
Is this how it works, and is this a good idea? I would plan to continue to make the same monthly payments, regardless off the remaining capital.
Hope this makes sense
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Does your lender offer that facility?0
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getmore4less wrote: »Does your lender offer that facility?
Yes, the terms of the mortgage state that there are no restrictions to overpayments and I can draw from the credit I build up. I have done it before with a much smaller sum (£1000). I had been overpaying then needed some of it back for an unexpected expenditure.Skint: (adjective) The tendency to turn off the grill when turning the bacon.
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