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How to Really Find a good mortgage deal

You need your wits about you when you're choosing a mortgage, because not all cheap deals are as good as they seem.

If you go by the initial interest rate and nothing else, you could end up paying out much more than you expect. So

• Make sure you take the set-up fee (also called an arrangement or reservation fee) into account.

• And think very hard before accepting a deal that has an extended redemption penalty ing you to a less competitive standard variable rate (SVR) of interest after any fixed or discounted period ends.

Deals with extended penalties rarely work out cheaper in the long run.

Here are a couple of examples to show you what we mean.

Which deal looks better?

Assuming you wanted to borrow £100,000 over 25 years on a repayment (also called a capital and interest) basis, which deal is the most attractive?

Deal A

An interest rate of 2 per cent fixed for the first year, followed by four years tied to the lender's standard variable rate (SVR), or

Deal B

An interest rate of 5.5 per cent fixed for five years?

Deal A looks like a winner, doesn't it? But is it really?

What if we told you that the lender's standard variable rate (SVR) for Deal A is 7.5 per cent and that it comes with a £2,000 set-up fee, while with Deal B there is a £400 set-up fee?

You might still guess Deal A would be cheaper over five years, but in fact

Assuming the SVR for Deal A doesn't change, over five years it would cost you almost £5,000 more than Deal B!

You don't need to be a mathematical genius to do similar sums to compare the deals you're considering just punch the figures into our mortgage cost calculator.

you'll find it in the mortgage calculators section at
How much will my mortgage cost me every month? but don't forget to take those set-up fees into account!



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