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Published: 20/04/07

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>> Our 8-step planLatest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show more than one in four borrowers has an interest-only mortgage, while one in five unparalleled buyers chooses this routeThe attraction is that journal payments are lower on interest-only loans compared with repayment mortgagesBy paying only the interest on a £100,000 mortgage at a speed of 525%, monthly outgoings would be £437

50 compared with £59925 on a repayment mortgage But the drawback is that you are in danger of never paying off the assets unless you have the discipline to switch to repayment or pay bump sums to the lender when you canDavid Hollingworth of fee-free mortgage brokers London & Country says: 'Borrowers see interest- only as a cheaper way but it's not true

If you never pay off the loan, it will cost you more over the life of the mortgage because you continue to pay interest on the whole amount throughout the termHSBC offers an interest-only alternative, called Homestart, which is mechanically switched to a repayment after three years Of course, you could do the same thing yourself and choose the cheapest mortgage availableBorrowers who get work bonuses or expect a windfall can employ them to pay off chunks of their mortgage

Most lenders, including the main ones such as Halifax, Abbey and Woolwich allow you to repay up to 10% of the capital-every day Nationwide allows you to pay off up to £500 a monthtake legal action Anderson of the CML says: ' But you should review your situation every year to see if you can move to a repayment loan When inflation is relatively low you are not eroding the money owing by much so it's best to repay it as quick as likely

'The CML's code of practice says lenders should write to borrowers annually to remind them they should have a proper mortgage repayment plan in put© 2007 Associated Northcliffe Digital Ltd Terms Privacy policy promote with us LoansCardsMortgagesInsuranceCompare the best deals around with This is Money

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