The Co-op cuts fixed rates

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The Co-operative Bank has cut rates across a range of fixed rate mortgages, with its five-year fixed rate reducing by up to 0.20 percentage points.

Two-year fixed rates have reduced by up to 0.15 percentage points and three-year fixed rate mortgages have reduced by up to 0.10 percentage points.

New deals include five year fixed rates now starting from 2.49% at 70% Loan-to-Value (LTV) and two year fixed rates starting from 1.54% at 75% LTV. Both rates come with a £1,499 fee.

Three year fixed rates now start from 1.89% at 60% LTV, also with a £1,499 fee.

Stuart Beattie, head of mortgages, said: “By reducing rates on a range of two, three and five year fixed rate mortgages, we maintain our commitment to offer competitively priced products to customers at all stages of the home buying process. Whether they are first-time buyers, home movers or simply looking to remortgage, we have something to suit everyone.”

2 year fixed rates reduced by up to 0.15 percentage points:

  • £1,499 fee option starts from 1.54% (4.3% APR) at 75% LTV
  • £999 fee option starts from 1.74% (4.3% APR) at 75% LTV
  • £0 fee option starts from 2.54% (4.4% APR) at 75% LTV

3 year fixed rates reduced by up to 0.10 percentage points:

  • £1,499 fee option starts from 1.89% (4.2% APR) at 60% LTV
  • £999 fee option starts from 2.09% (4.2% APR) at 60% LTV
  • £0 fee option starts from 2.94% (4.4% APR) at 60% LTV

5 year fixed rates reduced by up to 0.20 percentage points:

  • £1,499 fee option starts from 2.49% (4.0% APR) at 70% LTV
  • £999 fee option starts from 2.59% (4.0% APR) at 70% LTV
  • £0 fee option starts from 3.09% (4.2% APR) at 70% LTV

Other features available include free legals for remortgagers and £250 cashback for existing Co-operative Bank current account customers. Rates have also been reduced on higher LTV bands.

At the end of the fixed rate period all products revert to the Bank’s Standard Variable Rate (SVR), which is currently 4.74%.

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