Mortgage of the Week - 16th December 2003

Short Term Fixed Rate

The Britannia Building Society is currently offering a fixed rate for two

years at 4.19% (APR 5.5%). The valuation fee is £150, with an arrangement

fee of £499.

Long Term Fixed Rate

The Alliance & Leicester is offering a mortgage fixed until the 31st January

2009 at 5.15% (APR 5.8%). The valuation fee is a refundable £210, with an

arrangement fee of £595.

Short Tem Discount

The Barnsley Building Society is offering a 2 year discounted scheme at an

interest rate of 2.44% (APR 5.1%), with a refundable valuation fee of £195.

Long Term Discount

The Nottingham Building Society is offering a 5 year discounted scheme at a

current rate of 3.83% (APR 5.1%), with a free valuation up to £500,000, and

an arrangement fee of £295, subject to redemption penalties.

Cashback

The Scarborough Building Society is offering a mortgage that gives 10

percent cashback on the amount borrowed, at a rate of 6.49% (APR 6.6%),

fixed for ten years, with a valuation fee of £235, subject to redemption

penalties.

Buy to Let *

The Cheltenham & Gloucester is offering a buy to let tracker mortgage at

4.14% (APR 5.4%) until the 31st December 2007 with a free valuation and

arrangement fee of £249.

Remortgage**

For those looking to remortgage, the Abbey is offering a two year tracker

deal at 4.05% (APR 5.6%), with a free valuation, free legal work and no

arrangement fees.

Tracker

This week's best tracker deal also comes from the Abbey, at base rate minus

0.2%, currently equating to 3.55% (APR 5.5%), with a valuation fee of £250

and an arrangement fee of £299.

All figures are subject to revision, but current at time of going to press.

Terms and conditions apply. Subject to status and availability. Your home is

at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured

on it.

* There is no guarantee that it will be possible to arrange continuous

letting of the property nor that the rental income will be sufficient to

meet the cost of the mortgage.

**Your existing lender may impose penalties if you switch your mortgage to a

new lender.

For full details contact Mortgage Talk - the North's largest mortgage

broker - on 0800 28 11 58 or e-mail [email protected]