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Is it worth calling your mortgage provider to explore alternative deals?

jm475
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Hi everyone. I appreciate that I may be asking a silly question but, if I don't ask, I don't know! 🙂
I am with santander and my deal ends early June. L&C are exploring alternative deals out there at the moment and santander have proposed various products via my online acct. Now for the silly question: Is it possible that they may offer a better rate, or zero out product fees, if I were to call and ask - or is this just wishful thinking? Has this ever happened?
LTV is around 40%
Thanks all. Your thoughts really are appreciated.
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Worth giving them a call and then its luck of the draw whom you speak to
Tell them you areseeing better deals, have a few names in mind
if you have kept payments up to date and have a substantial loan, I'm sure they will give you a dosocunt,
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Whatever Santander are offering in your online account is all they will offer.Mortgages are not a bespoke product especially with high street lenders.They will not give you a discount!3
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As above, the staff have no power to offer you a bespoke deal. You can only have what is on the online account and shown in their product guide.0
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Not quite the same, but I did find that over the phone Platform were willing to value our property at a higher price than their online systems enabling us to (successfully) apply for a better LTV deal.0
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Now for the silly question: Is it possible that they may offer a better rate, or zero out product fees, if I were to call and ask - or is this just wishful thinking? Has this ever happened?Your broker will consider the Santander deals and will present the best one as an option. There are no better deals for product transfers if you were to phone them up.
I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.1 -
Lenders offer products.
Those products are the same for everyone in the same category. For example under 60% LTV will be the same for everyone under 60% LTV.
You cant negotiate a better deal, its basically a case of here is what we are offering, take it or dont.
Lenders have to treat all customers equally. So I would probably just see what the broker comes up with and take it or go elsewhere.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou 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.0 -
jm475 said:Hi everyone. I appreciate that I may be asking a silly question but, if I don't ask, I don't know! 🙂I am with santander and my deal ends early June. L&C are exploring alternative deals out there at the moment and santander have proposed various products via my online acct. Now for the silly question: Is it possible that they may offer a better rate, or zero out product fees, if I were to call and ask - or is this just wishful thinking? Has this ever happened?LTV is around 40%Thanks all. Your thoughts really are appreciated.
The best thing to do is get a Mortgage Broker to find you a better deal.0
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