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Progressive - good or avoid?

fshbf
fshbf Posts: 3 Newbie
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in Mortgages & endowments
Hi, we are at the start of a house move, and I'm just checking over which mortgage company to go with. Progressive is one of the cheapest for our requirements, but I don't know much about them and I can't find many reviews online.

What are people's thoughts? Do they have a good online banking system? Can you easily make overpayments? Are the staff helpful?

Thanks,
Felicity

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  • K_S
    K_S Posts: 6,903 Forumite
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    edited 10 January 2022 at 2:09PM
    @fshbf They only lend on NI properties (perhaps why there isn't much online) and I've never used them. But their rates at some LTVs seem to be very low compared to mainstream rates available in the rest of the country so if you qualify for it and they will lend what you need....

    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. 

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  • fshbf
    fshbf Posts: 3 Newbie
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    Ah, that wasn't apparent from the information I'd seen up to now. Thank you!! We are looking to buy in Sheffield so that isn't going to work for us.
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