Skipton mortgage customer ratings
The table below shows how Which? Recommended Provider Skipton performed in our latest mortgage satisfaction survey, from application process to value for money.
| Customer rating for: | Star Ratings |
|---|---|
| Customer service | |
| Application process | - |
| Value for money | |
| Keeping you well informed | |
| Clarity of statements | |
| Transparency of charges | |
| Query and complaint handling | |
| Ability to overpay or underpay mortgage | |
| Online access | |
Star ratings based on a June 2018 Which? survey of 3,560 members of the general public, in which 51 people told us they had their mortgage with Skipton Building Society. Where no rating is given the sample size was too small.
What kinds of mortgages does Skipton offer?
When we checked in July 2018, there were 100 mortgages available from Skipton. The majority of these were fixed-rate deals lasting two, three, five or seven years, with some offering up to £1,000 cashback.
There were also a small number of tracker deals available, most of which lasted for two years.
Skipton says that its customers can choose more than one mortgage to suit their individual requirements.
Does Skipton offer interest-only mortgages?
Yes, the most you could borrow is 70% of the property’s value. Your income will need to be at least £40,000 gross to be eligible.
If you’re applying for an interest-only mortgage with another person, the ‘main earner’ will need to have a gross income of at least £40,000. Alternatively, your joint earned income will need to be at least £60,000 gross.
Does Skipton offer the best mortgage deals?
Which? analysis has found that Skipton Building Society offers more cheap mortgages than the average lender.
In order to work this out, our experts analysed thousands of mortgages over a four-week period in June and July 2018. They compiled a total of 108 ‘top-10 cheapest deal’ tables based on a variety of borrowing scenarios, and counted how many times each lender featured in a table.
The average number of times a lender made it into a table was 14, while Skipton featured 66 times. (Data source: Moneyfacts.)
Interest rates on Skipton mortgages
When we checked in July 2018, most mortgages from Skipton were fixed-rate deals, meaning your interest rate is guaranteed to stay the same for a set number of years. Fixed-rate mortgages were available for two, three, five or seven years.
The average interest rate of a two-year fixed-rate deal from Skipton was 2.22% in July, compared with the industry average of 2.81%.
How much could I borrow from Skipton?
Below we’ve outlined how much you could borrow from Skipton, in relation to the percentage of the property’s value.
| Loan amount | Maximum loan-to-value |
|---|---|
| Up to £450,000 | 95% (only if you’re purchasing a property) |
| £450,001 – £500,000 | 90% |
| £500,001 – £625,000 | 85% |
| £625,001 – £750,000 | 80% |
| More than £750,000 | 75% |
Can I make overpayments?
With most Skipton mortgages, you can make overpayments of up to 10% of the mortgage balance each year without having to pay an early repayment charge.
If you’ve had a Skipton mortgage for at least six months and make overpayments, you might be able to take a payment holiday of up to three months if:
- you’ve had no arrears
- the holiday won’t take the loan-to-value of your mortgage over 95%
- you’ve made enough overpayments to cover the holiday.
How can I contact Skipton Building Society?
Skipton can be contacted on 0345 850 1711.
Its website is skipton.co.uk.
