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Advice needed this weekend please!!!

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  • why not look at a One Account - no arrangement fee, same affordability calculation as Nat West - though you will have to pay for valuation & legal fees I believe.
  • Jonbvn
    Jonbvn Posts: 5,562 Forumite
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    Taking an offset mortgage now with no savings with a £2k fee is crazy. Why would anyone do that mow?????
    In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot:cool:
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    Given you don't actualy give enough details and one lender has allready decided not to offer it is difificult to know what options you may have available to you.

    £2k is a lot to pay considering you actualy want a different deal as soon/if one becomes available.

    It could be that many of the deals being suggested are not available due to LTV.
  • dimbo61
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    For your security over the next five years I would go for the 5 year fix and if you can afford overpay when money is spare.
    You now have only one income so to protect yourself please consider very carefully a long term fix at the best rate you can get ( taking into account fees, etc )
    This gives you time to clear some of the mortgage and build up the equity in your home.
    think long term is your mortgage for 2/3 years ??? so why think 2/3 years
    Mortgage rates arevery cheap at the moment & the only way is UP !
    GOOD LUCK
    This is only my opinion and not advice !!
  • My thinking was to get on a cheap rate with Natwest (i.e. flexible mortgage rate is 4%) then once interest rates drop more on there 5yr fixed deals switch quickly to that.

    The way I worked it out was that if I took out there 5yr deal now at 4.89% I would pay £36660 in interest over the five years.

    Whereas if I held off and hopefully got the same 5 yr fixed deal at a slightly lower rate, say 4.49% the amount would be £33675.

    Therefore a difference of around 3k and minus the fees I would have had to pay out for both product (£2299) would mean I'd be £700 better off.

    And that is only taking into account I could get a fixed at 4.49%, if even lower = greater savings.

    Plus whilst on the flexible rate before fixing I'd only be paying 4%, or possibly lower if this moves with future interest rate cuts.

    Does this make more sense???

    I need to commit to one product now due to separation and Natwest are the only lender who will lend me the required funds.
  • cgillespie wrote: »
    My thinking was to get on a cheap rate with Natwest (i.e. flexible mortgage rate is 4%) then once interest rates drop more on there 5yr fixed deals switch quickly to that.

    The way I worked it out was that if I took out there 5yr deal now at 4.89% I would pay £36660 in interest over the five years.

    Whereas if I held off and hopefully got the same 5 yr fixed deal at a slightly lower rate, say 4.49% the amount would be £33675.

    Therefore a difference of around 3k and minus the fees I would have had to pay out for both product (£2299) would mean I'd be £700 better off.

    And that is only taking into account I could get a fixed at 4.49%, if even lower = greater savings.

    Plus whilst on the flexible rate before fixing I'd only be paying 4%, or possibly lower if this moves with future interest rate cuts.

    Does this make more sense???

    I need to commit to one product now due to separation and Natwest are the only lender who will lend me the required funds.

    5 year Fixed Rates may not drop by another 0.4% as you are expecting. short term drops in variable rates have little impact on medium to long term Fixed Rates.

    If we see another 1% drop in the BoE Base Rate, I think you'll see a drop of 0.1 to 0.25% on the 5 year rates maximum. Is it worth gambling for the sake of £700?

    Also, I'm fairly certain that if Natwest will do you a mortgage, then somebody else is likely to.
    I am a Mortgage Consultant and don't like to be told what I can and can't put in a signature so long as it's legal and truthful.
  • 5 year Fixed Rates may not drop by another 0.4% as you are expecting. short term drops in variable rates have little impact on medium to long term Fixed Rates.

    If we see another 1% drop in the BoE Base Rate, I think you'll see a drop of 0.1 to 0.25% on the 5 year rates maximum. Is it worth gambling for the sake of £700?

    Also, I'm fairly certain that if Natwest will do you a mortgage, then somebody else is likely to.

    Thanks - appreciate your comments.
  • Bambywamby
    Bambywamby Posts: 1,608 Forumite
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    Hi there

    Personally I would go with the fixed rate 5 year deal. You get five years of security knowing exactly what you have to pay, with all Natwest mortgages you can pay upto an extra 10% off your mortgage (per year) without having to pay a penalty, so this gives you some flexibility and if you have no savings the off-set mortgage seems kind of pointless, particular with a £2000 fee to boot.

    Good luck with whatever you choose. x x
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