Enter your mortgage details to compare one overpayment scenario with your current repayment schedule.
Regular overpayments and lump sums
A regular overpayment adds an extra amount to each scheduled payment, while a lump sum reduces the balance once. In both illustrations the contractual payment is maintained, so the potential benefit is lower interest and an earlier estimated payoff.
Why overpayments can reduce interest
Repayment-mortgage interest is charged on the outstanding balance. Reducing that balance sooner can reduce later interest, but the result depends on how your lender calculates interest and applies the payment.
Check the rules of your mortgage first
Overpayment allowances and early repayment charges are mortgage-specific. Check your mortgage offer or contact your lender before making an overpayment.
Other priorities to consider
You may wish to consider emergency savings, more expensive unsecured debt, pension and tax considerations, and access to cash. Anderson Reed Financial Services can help you understand the mortgage information to review, but cannot provide personal tax or pension advice.
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Questions about overpayments
Mortgage overpayment FAQs
What is a mortgage overpayment?+
An overpayment is an amount paid above your normal contractual mortgage payment.
Can overpaying reduce mortgage interest?+
It can reduce future interest by lowering the outstanding balance sooner, but lender calculations vary.
Can an overpayment reduce the mortgage term?+
It can where the normal payment is maintained. This calculator uses that assumption.
What is an early repayment charge?+
It is a charge that may apply under your mortgage terms if you repay more than your allowance or repay early.
How much can I overpay without a charge?+
Some lenders allow overpayments of around 10% of the outstanding balance each year without an early repayment charge, but this is not universal and the rules can differ by mortgage and product. Check your mortgage offer or ask your lender.
What is the difference between a regular overpayment and a lump sum?+
A regular overpayment is added each month; a lump sum is applied once.
Will my lender reduce my payment instead of the term?+
Lender treatment varies. This calculator assumes the contractual payment stays unchanged.
Can I use this for an interest-only mortgage?+
No. This calculator is for capital-and-interest repayment mortgages only.
What if my mortgage has more than one loan part?+
Calculate each part separately and confirm how your lender applies overpayments.
Does the calculator include fees or ERCs?+
No. It does not include fees, early repayment charges or lender allowances.
An overpayment illustration cannot check the terms of your current mortgage or whether an overpayment is right for your wider circumstances. Anderson Reed Financial Services can help you understand the mortgage information to review and the options available when your deal is approaching its end.
Your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
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