Response to the Bank of England base rate change

On Thursday 8 May, the Bank of England base rate went down by 0.25% from 4.50% to 4.25%.

Following this decision, we can confirm the following for existing mortgage customers from 3 June:

• Tracker products will go down by 0.25%. This includes the Follow-on Rate, which will go down by 0.25% to 7.50%.

If a customer’s existing mortgage is affected, they’ll receive a letter notifying them of their new interest rate and new monthly payment at least 7 days before their monthly payment changes. If they want to find out how a base rate change affects their mortgage, we have useful tools and tips on the How does the Bank of England base rate impact your mortgage? page on santander.co.uk.

New tracker rates will be updated to reflect the base rate change for new business and product transfer offers on Tuesday 20 May.

Further information

• Any pipeline applications already submitted and/or offered aren't affected so you don’t need to do anything.
• Take a look at our base rate FAQs for more information.