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Remortgage fee break-even calculator UK

Work out how long monthly payment savings take to recover switching costs. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.

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Months to recover costs

15 months
Monthly payment reduction£100.00
Switching costs£1,500.00

Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Cash-flow comparison only. A lower payment caused by a longer term is not necessarily lower lifetime cost. Include applicable early repayment charges.

How the remortgage fee break-even calculator uk works

Break-even months = switching costs ÷ monthly payment reduction.

Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.

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Worked example: remortgage fee break-even

This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.

Current monthly payment (£)
1,200
New monthly payment (£)
1,100
Total switching and exit costs (£)
1,500

Months to recover costs: 15 months

Break-even months = switching costs ÷ monthly payment reduction.

Remortgage fee break-even: questions answered

What does the remortgage fee break-even calculation include?

Break-even months = switching costs ÷ monthly payment reduction. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Cash-flow comparison only. A lower payment caused by a longer term is not necessarily lower lifetime cost. Include applicable early repayment charges.

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