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Overpaying trackers could knock six years off the mortgage

Louise Bond, personal finance manager at uSwitch.com said: "Following yesterday's base rate cut, people on tracker mortgages could make savings of up to £134.46 per month or £1,613.52 a year.

Tracker rates at 2007 level, despite base rate cut

The average rate on base rate trackers is at the same level as this time last year, despite a 1.25% cut in base rate.

Alliance & Leicester to withdraw Two Year Tracker mortgages

Alliance & Leicester has announced that it will be withdrawing its Two Year Tracker products from its mortgage range from the close of business on Wednesday 22 October 2008.

Nationwide revises tracker mortgage rates

Nationwide Building Society has announced an increase in rates on its tracker mortgage deals. These changes will be effective from Wednesday 22 October 2008.

Borrowers sleep soundly with new Rate Guard

Halifax is to introduce a new Rate Guard feature to all of its core tracker mortgage products with effect from 10th September 2008, allowing borrowers to move, with no penalty, to a fixed rate product within 12 months of their mortgage commencing.

Alliance & Leicester withdraw two year tracker product

Alliance & Leicester announces it will withdraw its 5.98% Two Year Base Rate Tracker product with a £999 product fee from the close of business on Tuesday 26 August 2008.

You'd have to be crackers not to take a tracker

"To say the mortgage market has been an enigma of late would be an understatement of epic proportions. With news, most of it negative, emanating on a daily basis, borrowers could be forgiven for not knowing whether to fix, track, cap or offset.

Legal & General launches exclusive tracker with Halifax

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive two-year tracker at 5.94% (base plus 0.94%), provided by Halifax.

Legal & General launches exclusive tracker mortgage

On 4 August, Legal & General Mortgage Club will be launching an exclusive two-year tracker at 5.99% (base plus 0.99%), provided by Scottish Widows Bank.

MoneyExpert: NatWest’s fee-free re-mortgage step-down tracker

Sean Gardner, Director, MoneyExpert.com, said: "With higher mortgage fees very much in the spotlight this new offer from NatWest is certainly eye-catching.

Tracker mortgages back in vogue

Homeowners are being reminded to scour the entire product range when looking for a new mortgage, as analysis from moneysupermarket.com has shown that the average two-year tracker is looking increasingly better value.

NatWest launches fee free re-mortgage step down tracker

The 3 year step down tracker mortgage is completely fee-free, meaning there are no set up fees, no legal, valuation or CHAPS fees to pay for a standard re-mortgage.

N&P launches new 3 year tracker mortgage

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) is offering a market-leading three year base rate tracker mortgage at Bank Base Rate (BBR) plus 0.70% - available now via its branches and Contact Centre.

John Charcol launches large loan 2 year tracker mortgages

John Charcol has launched an exclusive range of large loan 2 year tracker mortgages giving clients the option to trade off the interest rate and the fee. The cheapest rate available is Bank rate - 0.01%, giving a current pay rate of 4.99%, and this deal carries a 2.75% arrangement fee.

Alliance & Leicester launches new tracker mortgage

Alliance & Leicester is launching a new two year tracker mortgage product which will be available from Friday 27 June 2008. The product will be available to both new and existing customers via brokers, branches or Mortgage Direct.