From: "Chris Burns" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: 5yr Fixed Rate Mortgage
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:09:14 +0100
		abuse@newcastle.ac.uk


> A bit of advice if possible. Could people tell me what the best 5yr fixed
> rate mortgages are at the moment ? Given the volatility in the market and
> imminent interest rate hike I can't imagine there are many great offers.

Not sure *right at the moment*, but I remortgaged to a 5 year fixed back in
March and I whittled down the contenders to Nationwide (who I eventually
went with), the Skipton and the Alliance and Leicester (buy online, if you
buy at
one of their shops, they'll charge £600 arrangement fee).
These were the cheapest 3 for me personally - for all the shouting the
Cheltenham
and Gloucester have done about paying all fees etc., I found them to be one
of the
more expensive options!

However, I did restrict my search to banks/building societies that had local
offices - just a personal thing, if something goes awry I like to be able to
shout
at them face to face :-)

Cheers, Chris