Flexible Mortgages
As the name suggests, flexible mortgages have been designed to give you greater freedom when making payments on your mortgage. You are able to underpay, overpay and take payment holidays, all without incurring any fees — something that does not apply with some mortgage types.
A flexible mortgage could be suitable for you if your income varies from month to month. For this reason it's very popular with the self emplyed, or those with a variable income for any reason. On the months you are feeling flush, you can make extra payments to your mortgage, enabling you to pay off your loan more quickly.
Other months you might want to make a smaller payment, or even borrow back some of the surplus contributions you have made. If you decide to take a payment holiday, be aware that the interest will continue to apply to your loan, and will increase your monthly repayments.
The disadvantage of most flexible mortgage deals are that they usually don't offer the lowest interest rates to begin with. If you need or want the flexibility, it might just cost you a little more in the short term. Although in the long term, if you regularly overpay, you stand to make some very worthwhile overall savings.
We suggest that the best way to find out if a flexible mortgage (or any other mortgage type for that matter) is suitable for you is to consult an FSA-qualified mortgage adviser.
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