Best mortgage rates · Residential · July 2026

    Best 3-year fixed rates for home movers.

    A less-crowded term that suits movers who want more runway than 2 years without committing to five. Best buys refreshed nightly from lender product data.

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    Refreshed nightly — rates as of 13 July 2026
    Loan to valueLTV = loan ÷ property value. A £50k deposit on a £250k home is 80% LTV.
    LenderInitial rateMonthlyFixed untilThenProduct fee
    1
    L
    Lloyds BankBest rate
    4.37%£1,371on £250,0003 yrs7.24%£999See full deal →
    2
    N
    Nationwide BS
    4.49%£1,388on £250,0003 yrs6.49%£999Free valuationSee full deal →
    3
    L
    Lloyds Bank
    4.55%£1,397on £250,000Sept 20297.24%NoneSee full deal →
    4
    S
    Santander UK
    4.55%£1,397on £250,0003 yrs6.50%£999See full deal →
    5
    N
    Nationwide BS
    4.69%£1,417on £250,0003 yrs6.49%NoneFree valuationSee full deal →
    Cheapest with no product feeLloyds Bank at 4.55% — £1,397/moView →

    Monthly payments illustrated on a £250,000 repayment mortgage over 25 years; fees not added to the loan. Rates shown are for comparison — full lender criteria apply.

    Three-year fixes are a smaller segment of the residential market than their 2 and 5-year equivalents, but lenders do offer them consistently — the product range here is typically more stable than in buy-to-let. For a home mover the attraction is a specific one: a 3-year term lands your next remortgage roughly at the mid-point of a 5-year horizon, rather than right at the start of it. If you expect your income, family size, or property ambitions to change materially in the next few years, that intermediate decision point has real value.

    From a porting perspective, a 3-year fix creates a narrower window of misalignment if you top up. Suppose you port £200,000 at an existing rate and take a new 3-year sub-account for the top-up — both sub-accounts end around the same time, simplifying the remortgage two cycles from now. Contrast that with a 2-year top-up sub-account that expires a year before the ported portion, leaving you with an incomplete fix in the interim. The arithmetic won’t always work out neatly, but it’s worth mapping before you choose.

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    Frequently asked questions

    How these tables work, and how to choose between the deals on them.

    01Why are there fewer lenders offering 3-year fixes than 2 or 5-year products?
    Most lenders fund their fixed-rate books against matched swap rates — the interbank funding instruments that price 2 and 5-year money are more liquid than 3-year swaps, so lenders gravitate there. Three-year fixes appear across the market but in thinner ranges. When lenders do offer them, the rate is usually positioned between the 2 and 5-year equivalents, sometimes closer to one, sometimes the other, depending on the current shape of the swap curve.
    02Is a 3-year fix better for a mover expecting to move again?
    Not automatically — ERCs still apply if you need to exit early, and most 3-year fixes charge on a sliding scale for the full term. If a second move within three years is genuinely possible, a tracker with no ERC is likely to suit better. Where a 3-year fix shines for movers is the timing point: you get a predictable payment for the medium term without locking in through a 5-year stretch that spans two or three potential life changes.
    03How do I read the LTV bands in the table as a mover?
    Set the filter to the LTV you expect to complete at — your new loan divided by the purchase price. As a mover you’re typically drawing on equity from your sale, so many home movers land in the 60–75% LTV range. If your purchase price is higher than your sale price and you’re stretching the deposit, test the 80% and 85% bands too. The table re-ranks within the band you select, so you’re comparing like-for-like products.
    04What does the sub-account end-date problem mean in practice?
    If you port your current deal and borrow an additional amount, the top-up is priced as a new product with its own fixed term. If that term ends before the ported portion, you’ll part-remortgage mid-fix — the ported amount on an old rate, the top-up on a follow-on rate simultaneously. Choosing a top-up term that roughly aligns with your ported end date keeps things tidy when the time comes to refinance the whole lot together.

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