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Remortgaging

Stay or Switch: Should You Remortgage?

When your deal ends, you have two choices: take your lender's product transfer or switch to a new lender entirely. Here is how to decide.

Product transfer (staying)

  • Quick and simple, often done online
  • No legal fees, no valuation
  • No affordability assessment
  • Limited to one lender's deals

Remortgage (switching)

  • Access to the whole market
  • Often better rates available
  • Can raise additional funds
  • Requires legal work and valuation
  • Your lender's product transfer rate is competitive with the market
  • You have had a change in circumstances (new job, reduced income) that might complicate a new application
  • You do not need to borrow any additional money
  • The rate difference is small and the hassle of switching is not worth it
  • There are significantly better rates available from other lenders
  • You want to raise additional funds (home improvements, debt consolidation)
  • Your property has increased in value and you want to benefit from a lower LTV band
  • You want features your current lender does not offer (offset, flexible overpayments)

Not sure which is right for you?

We compare your lender's product transfer against the whole market and tell you which one genuinely saves you the most money.

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