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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

UK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives

An ornamental cherry tree in blossom outside a house in Quorn, Leicestershire, UK.
Over the past five years the average product fee on a fixed-rate mortgage has risen by £81 to £1,121, Moneyfacts says. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/Getty Images

The spring months are typically the busiest of the year in the housing market as buyers mobilise and sunshine adds to a property’s kerb appeal.

However, today’s buyers – and those remortgaging – need deeper pockets than a few years ago. Not only does the average mortgage rate start with a “5” but borrowers face hefty arrangement fees to secure the best deals. These are the fees paid to lenders purely to secure a certain rate, and come on top of any conveyancing or broker fees.

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