Compare
Cheapest Mortgage Rates
It
is not always a precise science trying to compare
cheapest mortgage rates. Measuring one Annual
Percentage Rate (APR) against another is easy
enough, but things become more complicated when
one ventures to factor in ancillary charges, the
required minimum deposit amount, the degree of
adherence (on variable rate mortgages) to the
base rate and much more besides. Variations in
repayment terms can also distort the relative
benefits, or disbenefits, of a particular arrangement.
As
with any other product or service, the initial
appeal of one particular offer may turn out over
the long term to be illusory. When a mortgage
is variable or offered on a tracker basis, for
example, it is important to establish whether
there are any guidelines to which any potential
increases in payments must adhere. It would be
foolhardy, for instance, to enter into an agreement
in which payments could be altered arbitrarily
on a whim irrespective of the base rate.
If
agreeing a fixed rate mortgage it is always a
good idea to check and double check the duration
of the agreement, and what is likely to follow
it.