New Yorkshire Building Society mortgage range announced

Date:Tuesday 10th February 2009
Author: Rachel Fletcher

Property owners and buyers can now take advantage of a new Yorkshire Building Society mortgage range, it has been announced.

Rates on the new products start at just 3.99 per cent, with 60 per cent and 75 per cent loan to value on offer. Customers purchasing the product in branches or over the phone can also access an 85 per cent loan to value deal.

Available in two, three and five-year fixed-rate variations, the new Yorkshire Building Society mortgage range comes with a host of incentive packages and offset savings facilities.

For example, there is no application fee on first-time buyer of FreshStart mortgages.

"With interest rates remaining at extremely low levels there is now the opportunity to keep the overall cost of a mortgage down and pay less tax at the same time," said Tom Girling, mortgage product manager at Yorkshire Building Society.

In other news, the lender recently announced it is to merge with Barnsley Building Society.