Stafford Railway Building Society

Hi

Our Mortgage fixed rate is due to end in July and having done a comparison search on MSE, I've found the best product is from Stafford Railway Building Society.

Has anyone had any experience with them and would you recommend?  

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  • PawelK
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    Hi. I was actually meant to ask the same so adding myself to your question instead of creating new post. It looks too good to be 1.15% for 5yrs fixed on 60%ltv when the next Hugh street bank is 1.69%
  • Thrugelmir
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    PawelK said:
    Hi. I was actually meant to ask the same so adding myself to your question instead of creating new post. It looks too good to be 1.15% for 5yrs fixed on 60%ltv when the next Hugh street bank is 1.69%
    No fixed rates on their website currently. Just discounted variable. 
  • what does it mean by discounted variable? Don’t you get the rate on this? 
  • housebuyer143
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    what does it mean by discounted variable? Don’t you get the rate on this? 
    Discounted variable means it's so much off their variable rate. This means when the base rate increases, so will your rate. It's like a tracker really. 
  • K_S
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    edited 3 April 2022 at 7:29AM
    what does it mean by discounted variable? Don’t you get the rate on this? 
    @gentlegiant01 A 'discount' product is one which offers x% discount off of the lender specific standard variable rate for the product period (2, 3 or 5 years usually).

    It's important to remember that the lender's SVR is not tied to the bank rate, so in theory can move up/down even if the bank of England rate doesn't move. For example during the recent bank rate rises, not all building societies increased their SVR by the same amount.

    The above is the main difference from a tracker which always tracks the bank rate exactly.

    Most discount and tracker products usually offer low ERCs, with a minority of products being ERC free.

    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. 

    PLEASE DO NOT SEND PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.

  • K_S
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    Hi

    Our Mortgage fixed rate is due to end in July and having done a comparison search on MSE, I've found the best product is from Stafford Railway Building Society.

    Has anyone had any experience with them and would you recommend?  
    @the_cobblerWith regulated residential lending, if a lender is willing to lend on terms which the borrower is happy to accept, then whether the lender is a well-known high-street brand or the Bank Of Timbuktu, it doesn't really matter imho. They may or may not have a slick online system or a mobile app, etc. like big high street lenders, but those are all minor things imho.

    Like most small building societies, I only have the need to use them rarely, and the times I've used them, they've been easy to deal with.

    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. 

    PLEASE DO NOT SEND PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.

  • K_S said:
    what does it mean by discounted variable? Don’t you get the rate on this? 
    @gentlegiant01 A 'discount' product is one which offers x% discount off of the lender specific standard variable rate for the product period (2, 3 or 5 years usually).

    It's important to remember that the lender's SVR is not tied to the bank rate, so in theory can move up/down even if the bank of England rate doesn't move. For example during the recent bank rate rises, not all building societies increased their SVR by the same amount.

    The above is the main difference from a tracker which always tracks the bank rate exactly.

    Most discount and tracker products usually offer low ERCs, with a minority of products being ERC free.
    That’s really interesting to know, thank you for answering! :smile:smiley:
  • PawelK
    PawelK Posts: 375 Forumite
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    PawelK said:
    Hi. I was actually meant to ask the same so adding myself to your question instead of creating new post. It looks too good to be 1.15% for 5yrs fixed on 60%ltv when the next Hugh street bank is 1.69%
    No fixed rates on their website currently. Just discounted variable. 
    Yes, I also couldn't see them on their website but on MSE remortgage best buys. Perhaps MSE needs updating then?
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