Natwest Standard Variable Rate (SVR)

The current variable mortgage rate from Natwest

Once your mortgage has come to the end of its deal period, you'll be placed onto the current standard variable rate (SVR) as a Natwest customer.

There are no current products that you can apply for just on SVR. Even the Natwest tracker mortgages track the Bank of England base rate rather than the Natwest mortgage rate.

Current Natwest Bank SVR

The current standard variable rate (SVR) for Natwest mortgage customers is 7.74% which is below the industry average and 2.49% above the Bank of England base rate.

Choosing a Natwest Mortgage and SVR

Although the lead rate from a Natwest mortgage deal may look low, it's actually the standard variable rate or SVR that's charged once your two or three-year offer has completed. This is the rate that's probably the most important number to look at for overall cost comparisons.

If your circumstances change between when you take out a product to when you may need to renew it several years later then you may not be in a position to get similar terms, especially if house prices have fallen and you are in negative equity or simply your loan to value percentage has increased. For example, if you lose your job or you have a child and one parent does not work any longer.

That's just the reason why lenders publish an APR because this takes into account the initial generally discounted rate as well as the SVR for the term of the mortgage loan.

Whilst the initial rates offered by Natwest are actually some of the best deals in the industry and market place you should perhaps consider not only the arrangement fees that are now charged by all lenders, the repayment penalties if you decide to pay off your loan or have to move house but also the standard variable rate you may have to pay if you don't remortgage once your deal period has completed.

Seek Professional Advice

With so many products on the market it may be easy to choose the lowest headline rate but once you have added in arrangement fees and any additional charges the rates offered by all companies including Natwest may push up the actual cost of the mortgage. Therefore it may be prudent to either use a comparison website and certainly to get professional advice to help your decision making process.

Data last updated on 10th August 2023.