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Fixed for 2 or 5?

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  • This is personal preference

    Who knows where rates will go

    The trouble with fixed rates is the limitation that some place on overpayment

    If the 5 year deal has limits on this, then taking a 2 year deal might be better

    As long as you don't go straight to SRV once the deal period ends
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    A&L rate has just gone up to 4.34% from tomorrow for loans more than £250k

    Otherwise the rate stays the same
    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.
  • meanmachine_2
    meanmachine_2 Posts: 2,624 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Yeah, people should have fixed last week before the inflation figures came out.

    Sounds to me like the banks are all thinking the base rate's sticking for the time being.

    That 4.19 from Hinkley is looking mighty vulnerable now.
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