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Home > Mortgages > APR
Yet surprisingly, a high proportion of borrowers in the UK, don't really know what it means.
Put simply, the APR is the amount of interest you pay over the course of a full year. So, if you borrowed £100,000 with an APR of 6%, then you would pay £6,000 in interest over the course of a year.
Of course, in the real world it doesn't quite work as straight forward as that. With most mortgages you are paying off a bit of your balance each month so by the end of the year you are actually paying interest on a smaller amount than £100,000, but the APR stays the same.
Lets look at our example of a £100,000 mortgage borrowed at 6% for 25 years. This would start out with a monthly payment of around £644. However, if interest rates were just half a percentage point higher, at 6.5%, this could increase your monthly payment to over £675. Over the course of a 25 year mortgage the interest rate could change by a lot more than just half a percent either up or down. Make sure that you will be able to adjust to these changes when budgeting for how much you can afford.
Mortgage APR
The APR, or annual percentage rate is one of the most important things to know about when it comes to a mortgage, or any other kind of loan for that matter.Yet surprisingly, a high proportion of borrowers in the UK, don't really know what it means.
Put simply, the APR is the amount of interest you pay over the course of a full year. So, if you borrowed £100,000 with an APR of 6%, then you would pay £6,000 in interest over the course of a year.
Of course, in the real world it doesn't quite work as straight forward as that. With most mortgages you are paying off a bit of your balance each month so by the end of the year you are actually paying interest on a smaller amount than £100,000, but the APR stays the same.
How do banks calculate interest
Banks calculate interest in different ways and at different times. Some calculate every day so a payment today means you are already paying less interest tomorrow. Some will do it less frequently, such as once a month or even less often. This means that even if you make your monthly payment a few days early it won't actually affect the amount of interest paid. If you're thinking of making extra payments or paying off a lump sum every once in a while, make sure to look at how often interest is calculated as this can have a big impact on how much interest you will pay in the long run.How does the APR affect my payments
Changes in the APR will directly affect how much you have to pay to the bank each month. Unless you have a fixed rate mortgage, any changes in interest rates by the Bank of England, will almost certainly cause a change in the interest rate on your mortgage.Lets look at our example of a £100,000 mortgage borrowed at 6% for 25 years. This would start out with a monthly payment of around £644. However, if interest rates were just half a percentage point higher, at 6.5%, this could increase your monthly payment to over £675. Over the course of a 25 year mortgage the interest rate could change by a lot more than just half a percent either up or down. Make sure that you will be able to adjust to these changes when budgeting for how much you can afford.
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