Fixed rate mortgages

UK Set Rate Mortgages

This type of mortgage tends to be popular with first time buyers and those that prefer to have the security of a fixed monthly payment.

The rule is that no matter what happens to the base rate your monthly repayments remain the same for the duration of the initial deal.

The price you will pay for a fixed rate will depend on the length of time you fix it for and the amount you borrow in relation to the value of your home. As a general rule the bigger the deposit or amount of existing equity the lower the rate will be.

You can fix the deal for as little as six months or for as long as ten years depending on how you think interest rates will go. Obviously if they rise a lot over a ten year period and you fixed yours at a lower rate to start with, you may feel that you got a good deal. Generally a lender will be happiest fixing the mortgage for a three year deal.

If you fix your deal for a long time but decide half way through that you want to either remortgage or move to another lender altogether then you will need to pay sizeable early redemption charges to do so. You must also be aware of the time span when you will be tied into the mortgage at the end of the initial period. This is the period of time after the introductory offer as ends as you will then find your mortgage reverts to the SVR or lender's Standard Variable Rate.

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