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We timed it perfectly with our first as my OH would have had no income had we gone for a shorter term. We were then just very lucky with the timing of our second.
Higher education would be another eg. Say if one person did a PhD.
It also depends on how much your default rate is and whether you could manage it for a bit.
Changes in income / outgoings. Ie kids.