To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the maximum fixed term mortgage available is in the UK; and what estimate he has made of how many borrowers have signed up to such a facility; (157807)

The Financial Service Authority (FSA) publishes comparative tables of products offered by lenders that report that the maximum fixed term for a mortgage in the UK is 25 years. These tables are available at http://www.fsa.gov.uk/tables

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) publishes the number of fixed term mortgages issued each year in the UK. These statistics are available at http://www.cml.org.uk/cml/statistics