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Choosing A Mortgage ? It?s Not All Fixed

If you are a homeowner looking to limit the effects of rising mortgage rates you should make sure you consider discount-rates as well as fixed-rates. Whilst fixed-rate mortgages give people certainty of payment, they may not have the cheapest cost over the life of the mortgage. Particular care should be taken when there is a prospect that interest rates may start to come down- in these circumstances taking out a three or five year fixed rate mortgage may be throwing money away.

Recent research by mform.co.uk found that as at 26 July 2007 the average true cost of the 10 best two-year discount deals is ?1,697.04 lower than the average true cost of the 10 best two-year fixed deals ? around ?70 a month. A borrower would pay an average ?16,526.16 over two years in a top 10 discount deal compared with ?18,223.20 in a fixed deal.

The true cost of the top 10 discount deals over two years ranges for a ?150,000 loan ranges from ?12,796.50 to ?17,694 compared to a range of ?15,095 to ?18,939 for two-year fixed deals.

Most recent Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show that in May this year 78 per cent of mortgages taken out were fixed rates as borrowers reacted to rate rises and the threat of more to come. The mform.co.uk research could suggest that borrowers should be taking a long hard look at discount rates.

Discount rates presently offer good value and also enable borrowers to benefit if rates start to come down next year as some commentators are predicting.

One of the main drivers of the decision on which type of mortgage to choose should be a view on interest rates. Having formed a view on that, you should use a mortgage comparison site that looks at the whole of the market and allows you to compare mortgages on the true cost over the period of the mortgage deal.

http://www.mform.co.uk allows you to compare mortgages and remortgages from all UK mortgage lenders. Use the http://mform.co.uk mortgage calculator UK and other tools.

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