Mortgage calculator & advice

Financing your property purchase

When you are looking to buy a property, there are a number of mortgage options to choose from, one of which will be the most appropriate for you. Below is an explanation of what each involves.

There are different first time buyers mortgage options available but as the name would suggest, these are only available for people buying a property for the first time:

• Variable rate mortgage - the interest rate charged can go up as well as down.
• Fixed rate mortgage - the interest rate does not move for an agreed period.
• Discounted rate mortgage - a lower rate for an agreed period of time.
  Fixed and discounted rate mortgages are useful in that the rate does not change, which assists with budgeting.
• Tracker mortgage - linked to the Bank of England base rate.
• Flexible or current account mortgage - these use the balance in your savings or cheque account to reduce what you owe on a daily basis.
• Buy to let mortgage - allows the purchasers to buy a property to rent out (rather than live in).