Nickndrachael

We are in the process of arranging a mortgage for a property in France, and I'm surprised how high the interest rates seem to be, given that the central bank interest rate is so low. EURIBOR plus 1.9% has been quoted. In the UK, the mortage rate is typically 0.5% above base rate. We're needing to borrow a relatively high amount of the property value, but even so the rates are high. Are there any good sources of mortgage info?