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2 yr fix or 5 yr fix

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  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    if already at 85% you are in the region where the differences going to 80%/75% are much lower than coming down from 95%/90%

    looking at nationwide on £227k/£193k 85ltv no fee 2.89 &1.94 paying £900pm you will save over £3500. end up with £178,600 with new LTV of between 75%&80%(maybe under 75% with some HPI) the rates only drop 0.1% under 80%LTV and 0.3% if get under 75%
  • elverson
    elverson Posts: 808 Forumite
    Offset mortgage only works if you will have significant savings after you've paid the deposit and fees (assuming you're a FTB from your post).

    http://www.barclays.co.uk/mortgages/offset-mortgage
  • Niv
    Niv Posts: 2,562 Forumite
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    note3 wrote: »
    Very grateful for everyone's input. I didn't even know 10 yr fixes exist until it was mentioned here. We're sticking with 2 yr fix and overpaying up to what a 5 yr cost would be.

    Though don't know what offset mortgage is so will Google.

    Our LTV is 85% and mortgage is £193k so makes sense to try and reduce debt further whilst on low APR.

    Thanks very much everyone


    I have gone one step further. I have a 5 year fix and am paying what the SVR would be. I have assumed (terrible I know) that SVR should be worst case so if I can cover that I should be golden!
    YNWA

    Target: Mortgage free by 58.
  • smem18
    smem18 Posts: 79 Forumite
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    We had the same dilemma - 5 or 2 year fix on a new build flat. Its not about the cost of the mortgage per month for us, because we could easily afford both (its £300 less than our current rent!). After a lot of deliberation we decided on 5 year fix because we have a high 90% LTV and new build flats tend to depreciate in value at first, and we were scared about having problems remortgaging if the property value was to decrease.

    At the end of the day, I think its about what gives you peace of mind. If it makes you happy that you are only locked in for 2 years and have some flexibility that's good. It makes us happy that we know exactly what we will be paying for the next 5 years and won't have the stress of remortgaging right away. In 5 years it should be around the perfect time for us to sell up and move to a bigger place (we will be 32 years old then). We're going to overpay the maximum amount too every year.
  • MrMortgages
    MrMortgages Posts: 12 Forumite
    It really depends on what 5 year fix you would be able to attain, some of them have been very competitive recently. As an aside, I would never recommend a 10 year fix!
    I am a Mortgage Adviser

    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • blackste
    blackste Posts: 1,144 Forumite
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    Trickzyy wrote: »
    A lot depends on your situation, if you have a high LTV, then a 2 year fixed might be a good option as in 2 years time your home will (hopefully) have appreciated, and your mortgage balanced reduced, meaning you could re-fix for a better interest rate at a lower LTV.

    I have taken out a mortgage this week, and almost word for word, that is the advice i was given by my adviser. I went for 2 years based on solid advice, and my belief that the rates will be stable for at least 2 more years.

    Best of luck
    Mortgage £242500 on completion
    FD CC 11/2014 £5900 (£3900 after BT)
    FD loan Approx £5700

    Deeply depressing total - £254100
  • sevenhills
    sevenhills Posts: 5,938 Forumite
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    blackste wrote: »
    I have taken out a mortgage this week, and almost word for word, that is the advice i was given by my adviser. I went for 2 years based on solid advice, and my belief that the rates will be stable for at least 2 more years.

    Surely if rates will be stable 'for 2 years or more' a two year fix is pointless.
  • sevenhills
    sevenhills Posts: 5,938 Forumite
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    It really depends on what 5 year fix you would be able to attain, some of them have been very competitive recently. As an aside, I would never recommend a 10 year fix!

    I will be getting a ten year fixed, Coventry 2.69%; I have also fixed my energy prices for two years.
  • hughjonesd
    hughjonesd Posts: 7 Forumite
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    It really depends on what 5 year fix you would be able to attain, some of them have been very competitive recently. As an aside, I would never recommend a 10 year fix!

    That is interesting. Could you explain your reasoning?
  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,266 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    It really depends on what 5 year fix you would be able to attain, some of them have been very competitive recently. As an aside, I would never recommend a 10 year fix!

    You would if one came on the market at 1.8%
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