Best Offset Mortgages

Make your money work for you!

The best offset mortgages are to be found by comparing deals from a number of providers. Offset mortgages allow you to link your outstanding mortgage balance and any other borrowings you might have, such as personal loans or credit cards, with money in current or savings accounts held with the same lender. This offsets the amount in your savings or current accounts against the outstanding balance of your mortgage, so you only pay interest on the difference. For example, if your mortgage is £120,000 and you have savings of £20,000, then you will only pay interest on £100,000 of your borrowings.

Advantages of offset mortgages include:

Flexibility – they offer the option to overpay, take a break from your mortgage payments for a set period, or borrow back cash from your mortgage.
All your money works for you; every penny in your savings or current accounts helps to pay off your borrowings earlier.
By saving interest on your mortgage rather than earning it on the money in your current and savings accounts, there is no tax to pay.
Your accounts remain completely separate and you can still access your money just as you normally would.
You do not earn interest on your credit balances under this arrangement, but the amount of interest you are charged is reduced.

Finding the best offset mortgages could involve switching lenders and banks, as your mortgage and bank accounts have to be with the same provider. Shop around to find the one that best suits your circumstances.

Initial Rate	Type	Period To	Provider	The Overall Cost For Comparison APR	LTV
5.65%	Offset		Beverley	6.30%	75%	More
5.79%	Offset	Jul 2033	Northern Bank Ltd	6.00%	90%	More
5.79%	Offset	Jul 2033	Northern Bank Ltd	6.10%	90%	More
5.98%	Offset		First Direct	6.40%	80%	More
5.99%	Offset	Jul 2010	Scottish Widows Bank	6.60%	75%	More
6.00%	Offset		First Direct	6.20%	90%	More
6.09%	Offset	Jul 2033	Northern Bank Ltd	6.40%	90%	More