Mortgage of the Week - 13th January 2004

Short Term Fixed Rate

The Chelsea Building Society is currently offering a fixed rate until the first January 2006 at 4.54% (APR 5.8%). The valuation fee is £195, with an arrangement fee of £345.

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 Norwich & Peterborough Building Society is offering a 2 year discounted scheme at an interest rate of 2.99% (APR 5.4%), with a free valuation and no arrangement fee, subject to redemption penalties.

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 Northern Rock is offering a mortgage that gives 10 percent cashback on the amount borrowed, at a variable rate, currently 5.74% (APR 6%), with a valuation fee of £385 and an arrangement fee of £595, subject to redemption penalties.

Buy to Let *

The Cheltenham & Gloucester is offering a buy to let tracker mortgage currently 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 4.04% (APR 5.6%), with a free valuation, free legal work and no arrangement fees.

Tracker

This week's best tracker deal comes from Accord, at base rate minus 0.2%, currently equating to 3.55% (APR 5.5%), with a valuation fee of £225 and an arrangement fee of £325.

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.

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