Discounted Rate Mortgage Information
A Discounted Rate gives you a guarantee that for a period of time your interest rate will remain at a certain level below the variable rate. Hence if the current variable rate is 7% and your rate is discounted by 2% the rate you would pay would be 5%.
Advantages:
Gives a reduced repayment over the period of the discount
Repayments will reduce with interest rate falls
Disadvantages:
Repayments will rise with interest rates
May have to pay application and/or arrangement fees
Usually an early repayment charge of several months interest if redeemed during or shortly after discounted period