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Not too much. Just a final payment to get rid. Because PAYE deductions are pre-tax it's better not to pay it off too early.

Not yet :D

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Congratulations.

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The reason I'm asking is Osem Jnr, who's still accruing his debt. Aside from a mortgage I've avoided debt like the plague but times have changed so I'm just wondering what the form is re paying this stuff off.

Presumably student loans are taken into account by lenders and will affect the amount you can borrow for a mortgage?

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ah ok.

Well I went before they increased the fees and changed the way you pay it back. He will have more debt and I believe they increased the interest rate as well.

However they also pay less per salary band than I did and the debt gets wiped out after 30 years I think. So a lot of people will never pay back the whole amount before it gets wiped. It's better to think of it as an additional tax rather than a debt.

As for mortgages etc. It's only considered in the sense you get less take home pay available for a mortgage. It won't appear in a credit check and it isn't considered a debt in the same way a car loan would be. You don't get debt collectors and so on.

Don't worry about this in the same way you would worry about other debt.

There was a good post from the money saving expert about this, I'll see if I can find it.

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Here ya go: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/stu...n-fees-changes

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Just received my new suite ( which I was dreading as I thought i made a bad choice). But when it arrived it is beautiful, I am so relieved and happy,

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So glad that you are happy with your large purchase nash.

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Glad it exceeded your expectations Nash. :)

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:)

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Good for you! :tu:

We had similar doubts after I ordered our 2 8ft leather sofas and I realised that'd it'd take structural alterations to get them in the house but now they're in situ we love them. :)

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Thanks everyone. Just need to buy a new rug, to match, as we have wooden floors,

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Really, doesn't seem that long ago you were at uni, ugh we are all so old.

Speaking of being old, just when I was starting to feel really jaded about how selfish we'd all become it was heartening to see literally thousands of people doing the night marathon for shine, really has restored my faith but that's a minor mention considering it's raised fortunes for a great cause

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TVM :tu:

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Glad your happy nash :)

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Thanks Weenie ,

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.......marmite and toast again for breakfast :)