Best Mortgage Deals (Manchester)

So what are the best mortgage deals currently available in the UK? Many people use the advice on Money Saving Expert and their advice can be found at https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mortgages/best-buys/, but this is a countrywide assessment. Area specific deals exist, often supplied by micro lenders who have an in depth knowledge about certain geographical locations, one such area is Wythenshawe, but Greater Manchester is a property hotspot and local experts and brokers Manchester Mortgages (go to http://manchestermortgages.co.uk/ are able to provide excellent mortgage advice that will beat any offer from a large lender such as the Halifax or Virgin Money.

So whilst Money Saving Expert will provide decent UK wide advice, my recommendation is to also use a local mortgage provider / broker if you know the specific area you wish to live in. Using Manchester as an example (as it's where I live) I know that there are parts of Manchester where a lot of houses are being sold - such areas are Wythenshawe, Bury and the Wigan area. Now, the big UK web sites will give you a best rate of 2.39% fixed for the first 5 years of a 25 year term, but a Manchester mortgage broker was able to find me 2.19% fixed for 3 years with only a 12.5% deposit required. If I had a mortgage deal already, this deposit fell to 10%.

It's worth doing the extra maths and using a local or whole of market mortgage broker, especially in Manchester as the savings can be huge.