Mortgages Early Repayment Charges Support

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What are Early Repayment Charges?

If you repay your mortgage early or make an overpayment that's more than your overpayment allowance, an Early Repayment Charge (ERC) may be payable.

You'll find details of any ERC payable in your original mortgage offer. If you can't find your original mortgage offer, your annual mortgage statement will show any applicable ERC at the date of the statement.

When do Early Repayment Charges apply?

You may be charged an ERC when:

you pay off your mortgage before your current deal ends (for example by moving to another lender or by paying off a lump sum)
you make an overpayment that takes you over your overpayment allowance
you switch to a new Nationwide product before your deal ends (unless you switch within the last three months of your current deal)
you take your mortgage with you to a new property (called ‘porting’) and there’s a delay between the sale of your property and the purchase of your new one. However, if you can port to a new property within 180 days of that date, your ERC will be refunded in full.
you only take part of your existing mortgage with you to your new property (a partial port). You may be charged an ERC on the part that you don't take with you.
you're a Retirement Capital & Interest (RCI), Retirement Interest Only (RIO) or Lifetime Mortgage and the mortgage is repaid upon the death of the first/one borrower, if it's a joint mortgage (perhaps through a life insurance pay-out).

You will not be charged an ERC if:

you’re on our Base Mortgage Rate (BMR), Standard Mortgage Rate (SMR) or certain Tracker products (please check your original mortgage offer)
you’re taking all your existing Nationwide mortgage with you to a new property, and completing the sale of your existing property and the purchase of your new property on the same day (porting your mortgage)
you have the option to ‘switch and fix’ on your current mortgage and are switching to a new Nationwide fixed rate product
you switch to a new Nationwide product within the last three months of your existing deal
your mortgage is paid off following a critical illness claim in your name
your mortgage is paid off following your death or that of your partner/spouse
your endowment policy matures during the benefit period and you use this to pay off your interest only mortgage (or the interest only part of your part and part mortgage).
you're a Retirement Capital & Interest (RCI), Retirement Interest Only (RIO) or Lifetime Mortgage customer and the mortgage is repaid upon the death of the last remaining borrower
you're a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) and Lifetime Mortgage customer and the mortgage is repaid upon the last remaining borrower moving into long term care

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