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Tracker Mortgages

With a tracker mortgage, the rate of interest the borrower pays is linked to the Bank of England’s (BoE) base rate of interest. So whenever the base rate changes, so does the tracker’s interest rate and the borrower’s monthly repayment. For those reasons, tracker mortgages are known as ‘variable rate’ mortgages.

When interest rates are low, the borrower’s monthly repayment might be less than it would be on a different type of mortgage, such as a fixed rate or standard variable rate mortgage. But when interest rates are high, the reverse is true. And as the rate is likely to vary, the borrower can never be sure exactly what their monthly repayment is going to be.

Although the rate of interest on a tracker mortgage is linked to BoE base rate, the actual interest rate charged on the mortgage will be determined by the lender and will usually be higher than base rate. So if base rate is 0.5%, the interest rate on a tracker mortgage will be 0.5%, plus whatever rate of interest the lender charges. If for example, the lender charged an additional 2% interest, the actual rate of interest on the mortgage would be 2.50%.

Although some tracker mortgages run for the life of the loan, most last for less than that — between one year and 5 years is not untypical.

Once the tracker arrangement finishes, most lenders will switch the mortgage to a standard variable rate of interest.

A MORTGAGE IS A LOAN SECURED AGAINST YOUR HOME. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT.
 

Tracker Mortgages

With a tracker mortgage, the rate of interest the borrower pays is linked to the Bank of England’s (BoE) base rate of interest. So whenever the base rate changes, so does the tracker’s interest rate and the borrower’s monthly repayment. For those reasons, tracker mortgages are known as ‘variable rate’ mortgages.

When interest rates are low, the borrower’s monthly repayment might be less than it would be on a different type of mortgage, such as a fixed rate or standard variable rate mortgage. But when interest rates are high, the reverse is true. And as the rate is likely to vary, the borrower can never be sure exactly what their monthly repayment is going to be.

Although the rate of interest on a tracker mortgage is linked to BoE base rate, the actual interest rate charged on the mortgage will be determined by the lender and will usually be higher than base rate. So if base rate is 0.5%, the interest rate on a tracker mortgage will be 0.5%, plus whatever rate of interest the lender charges. If for example, the lender charged an additional 2% interest, the actual rate of interest on the mortgage would be 2.50%.

Although some tracker mortgages run for the life of the loan, most last for less than that — between one year and 5 years is not untypical.

Once the tracker arrangement finishes, most lenders will switch the mortgage to a standard variable rate of interest.

A MORTGAGE IS A LOAN SECURED AGAINST YOUR HOME. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT.
 

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Company address: HSPC Mortgage Services, 30 Queensgate, Inverness, IV1 1DJ T: 01463 231173 E: nfell@hspcmortgages.co.uk

The guidance provided within this website is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore primarily targeted at consumers based in the UK.

HSPC Mortgage Services is an appointed representative of TenetLime Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. TenetLime Ltd is entered on the Financial Services Register (www.fca.org.uk/register) under reference 311266.

Principal: Norman Fell 

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