Clydesdale Bank has increased rates on select higher loan to value (LTV), professional and newly qualified professional and discounted offset rates by as much as 0.25 per cent.
Rates for two and five-year fixed products between 75 and 90 per cent LTV will rise by 0.09 per cent.
Clydesdale’s two-year fixed fee-saver product at 75 per cent LTV and 85 per cent LTV have also increased by 0.09 per cent to 2.5 per cent and 2.54 per cent respectively.
Five-year fixed rates at 80 per cent LTV, with both £1,499 and £999 fees, will increase by 0.03 per cent. For instance, its five-year fixed rate with £999 fee is now 2.3 per cent.
Five-year fixed rates at 90 per cent LTV with a £999 fee have gone up by as much as 0.11 per cent. This includes its five-year fixed rate with £999 fee which has risen to 2.6 per cent.
The lender has also increased the rates for professional and newly qualified professional borrowers looking for two and five-year fixes by up to 0.09 per cent.
Clydesdale Bank added that its discounted offset rates have increased by 0.25 per cent, which is in-line with its offset variable rate which stands at 5.2 per cent.
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