We offer a comprehensive range of mortgage products from across the market. We offer both first and second charge mortgages*, but not deals that you can only obtain by going direct to a lender.
For those seeking to increase their existing borrowing, alternative finance options a may be available and more appropriate for your needs. For example, a further advance from your existing lender or an unsecured loan (e.g. a personal loan)*. For those seeking a ‘Retirement Interest Only Mortgage’*, a ‘Lifetime Mortgage’* may be available and more appropriate for your needs.
*Advice in these areas is provided via referral to a third party. We do not provide this advice directly and cannot be held responsible for the services, advice, or outcomes provided by the third party.
A MORTGAGE IS A LOAN SECURED AGAINST YOUR HOME. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
With a tracker mortgage, the rate of interest the borrower pays is linked to the Bank of England’s (BoE) base rate of interest. So whenever the base rate changes, so does the tracker’s interest rate and the borrower’s monthly repayment. For those reasons, tracker mortgages are known as ‘variable rate’ mortgages.
When interest rates are low, the borrower’s monthly repayment might be less than it would be on a different type of mortgage, such as a fixed rate or standard variable rate mortgage. But when interest rates are high, the reverse is true. And as the rate is likely to vary, the borrower can never be sure exactly what their monthly repayment is going to be.
Although the rate of interest on a tracker mortgage is linked to BoE base rate, the actual interest rate charged on the mortgage will be determined by the lender and will usually be higher than base rate. So if base rate is 0.5%, the interest rate on a tracker mortgage will be 0.5%, plus whatever rate of interest the lender charges. If for example, the lender charged an additional 2% interest, the actual rate of interest on the mortgage would be 2.50%.
Although some tracker mortgages run for the life of the loan, most last for less than that — between one year and 5 years is not untypical.
Once the tracker arrangement finishes, most lenders will switch the mortgage to a standard variable rate of interest.
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