AIB wont fix mortgage until after self build is finished

BMD

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Hi,

I've just been approved for a mortgage with AIB and BOI. I want to fix for three years but AIB have said that I can't fix until the house is finished (July 2011) and that I will have to go on a variable rate before then.

Is this the norm or are they pulling a fast one? I would prefer to fix as I think interest rates could rocket over the next 6 months when the IMF take over from Fianna Fail.

Also, is there much point in applying to other instituitions for a mortgage or should I just go with AIB or BOI?
 
In another thread I read this appears to be the norm with AIB; but not with BOI.