Planit:UK Endowment Loan Exercise

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This case study is specific to financial planning in the United Kingdom, so has fixed values rather than indices by country. For a similar case study applicable to other countries, please see Planit:Loan Calculator Exercise.

Solve for the following problem:

Shawn and Nancy have bought a house together and want to pay off their £250,000 interest-only mortgage as quickly as possible. They are currently making monthly payments of £1,216.89. The mortgage is compounded annually, at an existing interest rate of 6%. How will each of the following payment adjustments affect the difference for the overall amortization period?

Increasing payments by 3% annually ________years

Paying an anniversary lump sum of £1000 ________years

Making two lump sum payments of £10,000 one after the first 3 years, and one after 6 years ________years

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