A guide to mortgage payment holidays: What is a mortgage payment holiday?
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Pros of a mortgage holiday
The biggest positive about a payment holiday is that it relieves some pressure for a while. For six months or more you have one less thing to worry about when considering your outgoings.
If you are only facing a temporary drop in income, perhaps because you or your partner are having a baby and the mortgage holiday is to cover the maternity leave period, this can be a sensible move.
Cons of a mortgage holiday
While a mortgage holiday can be a useful short-term solution, it is not suitable if you can’t afford your mortgage payments because your household income has reduced permanently.
There are several important things to bear in mind.
- While you are not making mortgage payments, you are still racking up interest on your remaining mortgage balance.
- When the payment holiday comes to an end, your outstanding mortgage balance and mortgage payments will be higher than they were before the holiday.
- Even where your lender agrees this temporary solution, your credit file will be affected – this in turn could affect your ability to get credit in the future.”
How to Take a Mortgage Payment Holiday
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