Thursday, May 31, 2018

What shall I do if interest rates go up?

Author: Sachin Gupta | Find me on Twitter

Sumit booked his apartment in a builder project in 2010 in Noida Extension. He booked a 4BHK unit measuring 2250 Square Feet at a base selling price point of Rs. 1950 per Square Feet. Prices were affordable and he was able to book the apartment within his budget:

Area of the Apartment (SqFt) 2250
Base Selling Price (Rs/SqFt) 1950
Development Charges (Rs/SqFt) 225
Car Parking (Rs) 150000
Club Charges (Rs) 100000
Interest free Maintenance Charges (IFMS) in (Rs/SqFt) 85
Final cost of the apartment (Rs) 5335000

Out of the required 53.35 Lacs, he arranged for 13.35 Lacs from his own sources such as cash, provident fund, and fixed deposits. Balance amount of Rs. 40 Lacs was availed from a leading bank in form of home loan. Home loan rates in 2010 were hovering at around 8 to 8.25%. Which meant his monthly payment in form of EMI was Rs 33458 for a period of 20 years. His home loan interest rates were of floating type. This meant whenever, RBI revises repo rates, home loan interest rates would go up or down depending upon RBI monetary policy.

Everything was going as per plan; however, as the inflation started to go up because of various macro economic factors, RBI started revising its monetary policy. The focus of RBI moved towards bringing inflation under control. And therefore, interest rates started moving up. From about 8% in 2010, the interest rates jumped to about 11% in 2014.



What it meant for Sumit was that his EMI outlays increased over a period of time. At one point of time, he was paying monthly payment of Rs 41288 in form of EMI. That’s an increase of Rs 7830 per month.

What can Sumit do to maintain his EMI under control?


  1. Stretch the loan tenure: Sumit had availed home loan for a period of 20 years. However, since, interest rates had moved up, he could sit with bank officials and seek to extend the loan tenure to 25-30 years. Thereby, he can bring his EMI under control.
  2. Move to another lender: Sumit can also move to another lender offering lower interest rates. In this case, he has to study and analyze the offers by various banks. And if there is a difference of about 0.5%, then, Sumit can switch to another lender to bring his EMI under control. However, he should check if there are any pre-payment charges with existing lender. As per RBI rule, customer can move from one lender to another without paying any pre-payment charges.
  3. Prepay portion of the Loan amount: Sumit can also prepay some portion of his loan amount to the existing lender. This way, his EMI would come within manageable limits.
  4. Avoid shifting to fixed loan rates: When interest rates are fluctuating, many people believe fixed rates are way to go about. However, fixed interest rates are more expensive and at the same time, one cannot take benefits of lower interest rates as and when RBI brings interest rates down. Therefore, Sumit should stick to points 1, 2, or 3 and should completely avoid point 4.


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