Fixed rate mortgage
The interest you pay remains the same for a set period of time, so your mortgage repayments will remain the same, even if rates rise.
Standard variable rate mortgage
The interest rate used here is the lender’s default rate, their standard variable rate (SVR). This can change at any time, meaning that your monthly repayments could go up and down.
Variable rate mortgage
As the name suggests, the rate applied can change at any time, meaning that your monthly repayments could do so too.
Tracker mortgage
A type of variable rate mortgage. Here
the interest rate usually tracks the Bank of England base rate at a set margin above or below it, for the period of the deal.
Discount mortgage
A type of variable rate mortgage where the interest rate is set at a discount below the lender’s SVR, for a fixed period of time.
Capped-rate mortgage
The rate you will be charged moves in line with the lender’s SVR, but the cap means that the rate won’t move above a certain level.