17/01/2024
*5 year fixed rate mortgages now under 4%!* 😱🏡👊🙌
🚨 Check your rate, now! If it's more than 4% and your mortgage rate is due to expire soon, it's worth looking now to see if you can save.
*1.5 million people in the UK have their mortgage rate ending at some point in 2024!*
🏡 👨Martin Lewis says;
*Use a mortgage broker to find the best deal for you.* Even if you've got a great credit history and you have minimised outgoings, lenders' acceptance criteria differ, meaning not all will accept you.
So find a good broker to help, as they've details of most lenders' criteria which aren't usually available to the public, and they can match you to a top deal.
Plus there are sometimes top deals which are only accessible through brokers.
💭 *Example:* my mortgage rate expires in 12 months time (January 2025) - I have started to look now and do some calculations on the best route forward.
I could wait out and hope rates either stay the same or drop between now and August which is when I would be able to secure a rate in advance ahead of my rate ending.
*Or,* I could break my current deal, pay a 1% early repayment charge on the outstanding balance (which you can add onto your mortgage so you don't actually have to pay this up front from savings etc), and fix my mortgage now for the next 5 years. I would be doing this so if rates do start to go back up, I'm safe and have that mortgage rate under 4% for the next 5 years. (I'm even contemplating a 10 year fix rate that I've seen for just 3.89%!)
Everyone's circumstances are different and when it comes to your mortgage, it's not a 'one size fits all'.
It's important to talk to a mortgage advisor to get that advice.
As a whole of market mortgage advisor/broker, drop me a message so I can help 🏡