Hi everyone,
Is anyone in the same situation or maybe I can get an advice?
In 2007 I took together mortgage( interest only) with Northern Rock for £162.000
For the first two years we were paying interest only £865.30 at 6.35%
After that in 2009 the interest dropped to SVR 4.78% so they recalculates our payment to £663.30.(interest only)
We decided to keep paying the same original amount, and start overpaying the mortgage.
Over months/years our outstanding balance was decreasing.
In November 2013 I realised that the amount of interest charged has been the same since 2009 despite overpaying by nearly £15k by then.
our outstanding balance decreast by around 15k but the interest has been charged from £162k that we originally borrowed.
I have contacted NRAM and they told me that the interest has been the same because I haven't instructed them to recalculate it.
And if the overpayments where over £500 a month it would be done automatically.
they told me I have to call them each time I overpay over £500 and ask to recalculate my monthly payments.
Is this legal??
In my mortgage documents it says that my interest is charged daily.
Re overpayments
''Following receipt of a regular overpayment or a lump sum repayment,
the amount that you owe and the amount of interest that you pay will be recalculated with effect from the following day''
When I checked my statement back only with two statements in 2009
there has been a note under overpayments that
"If you make your monthly payments by Direct Debit and the overpayment is £500 or more your monthly payment will be changed automatically.
You have the option to leave your monthly payment unchanged, which will have the effect of setting up a regular overpayment
and further reduce your outstanding mortgage balance..."
Is there something I missed here, or NRAM is taking a chance?
In original morthage documents there was no mention that i have to phone them and ask to recalculate
and no one has told me that when i was setting up overpayments which them.
I would really appreciate your opinion, thank you.