New Woolwich lifetime tracker mortgage 'tracks and caps' by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 16/02/07

The Woolwich lifetime tracker mortgage has been introduced to the market as a UK first, in that it has the optional adding of a protective rate capWith the Bank of England raising the bottom rate last month for the third time since August, Woolwich has moved to bring in the so-called track and cap mortgage that will be 023 per cent above the base rate and can be capped at 599 per cent

At present, with a base rate of 525 per cent, the rate of the Woolwich lifetime tracker is 548 per cent and the cap is intended for clientele who are concerned that the bank's base rate will continue to go up and break the six per cent barrierAndy Gray, head of mortgages for the Woolwich, remarked: "Most customary capped rate mortgages are not linked to a base rate follower, so it can be hard to get any real benefits when rates start to fall

"With this you still get all the benefits of a base rate follower in terms of flexibility but with the benefit of protection for the first two years after completion"The protective cap can be made obtainable with a charge of £595 and the capped rate of 599 per cent will last for the first two years of the term of the Woolwich lifetime tracker mortgageUnder the terms of the Woolwich track and cap lifetime mortgage, there are no agreement fees or early repayment charges and the minimum loan dimension available is £50,000, rising to a maximum of

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