I asked the same question about five months ago. I only had only be contracting 18 months and had a limited for a year. I found that Woolwich came out best although the LTV was quite low. Didn't buy the house in the end, but it was still a useful process to go through.
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When did you lot get the base rate + tracker rates, is it in the last year ?
Got a Woolwich offset tracker which is .75 over BR, which I am very happy with at the mo, but need another couple of hundred k or so for an upgrade so interested in current options (got a big deposit 40%+)Comment
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My BR + 0.49% was agreed somewhere around August/September last year, finally completed Nov 2009, took 4 months from 1st viewing to completion.Originally posted by lukemg View PostWhen did you lot get the base rate + tracker rates, is it in the last year ?
Got a Woolwich offset tracker which is .75 over BR, which I am very happy with at the mo, but need another couple of hundred k or so for an upgrade so interested in current options (got a big deposit 40%+)Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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it's more like BR + 2.49-2.99 these daysOriginally posted by lukemg View PostWhen did you lot get the base rate + tracker rates, is it in the last year ?
Got a Woolwich offset tracker which is .75 over BR, which I am very happy with at the mo, but need another couple of hundred k or so for an upgrade so interested in current options (got a big deposit 40%+)Comment
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