According to new figures released*, over a third of homeowners in the UK are currently sitting on the wrong mortgage deal – and it’s causing families to fork out an eye-watering £2.78 billion more a year than they should be paying.
Their figures found that over 4 million households are currently on a Standard Variable Rate mortgage (SVR) – the rate set by a mortgage lender after a borrower completes an introductory offer.
What this basically means is that if interest rates rise, then all 4 million customers could see their payments rise further, in line with their mortgage lender’s rates.
The investigation found that by switching to a better deal, UK homeowners can save an astounding £216 each month or over £2,500 annually.
A particularly worrying statistic is that over half (58%) of homeowners admit they’ve never re-mortgaged to save money, with a further 3.4 million households not even knowing the current interest rate of their mortgage!
Our head of financial services, Stephen Ridgway, made a comment on the recent findings saying that:
“It’s alarming to see so many people still on a Standard Variable Rate mortgage as essentially they’re not the most suitable rate available and above all, they’re definitely not the cheapest!”
“Seeing as over a third (36%) of homeowners are on their bank or building society’s standard variable rate, and 3.4 million people don’t even know their mortgage rate – The chances are they could potentially save hundreds or even thousands of pounds a year by re-mortgaging to a new deal.”
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