EXHIBIT 23.3 [KPMG LOGO] KPMG Audit Plc Tel +44 (0) 113 231 3122 1 The Embankment Fax +44 (0) 113 231 3139 Neville Street DX 72440 Leeds 55 Leeds LS1 4DW United Kingdom The Directors Citigroup Global Markets Limited Permanent Financing (No. 3) PLC Citigroup Centre Blackwell House 33 Canada Square Guildhall Yard London E14 5LB London EC2V 5AE UBS Limited The Directors 1 Finsbury Avenue Permanent Funding (No. 1) Limited London EC2M 2PP Blackwell House Guildhall Yard UBS Securities LLC London 1285 Avenue of the Americas EC2V 5AE New York, NY 10019 The Directors The other Managers (as defined in Appendix Permanent Mortgages Trustee Limited 1(a) to the Arrangement Letter dated 20 47 Esplanade October 2003) St Helier Jersey JE1 0BD 11 November 2003 The Directors Halifax plc Trinity Road Halifax Your ref West Yorkshire HX1 2RG Our ref jle/jdd/so/ch/263 Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited Contact Jacquie Driver One Cabot Square 020 7311 5077 London E14 4QJ Dear Sirs PROPOSED ISSUE OF NOTES BY PERMANENT FINANCING (NO. 3) PLC We consent to the use in the Registration Statement of Permanent Financing (No. 3) PLC on Form S-11, filed on 12 November 2003, of our report with respect to the balance sheet of Permanent Financing (No. 3) PLC as of 30 October 2003 appearing in the prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. [LOGO KPMG and address] [KPMG LOGO] KPMG Audit Plc Permanent Financing (No. 3) PLC 11 November 2003 We attach as Appendix PSI a copy of the prospectus initialled by us for the purpose of identification. Yours faithfully /s/ KPMG AUDIT PLC SIGNATURE KPMG Audit Plc [KPMG LOGO] KPMG Audit Plc Tel +44 (0) 113 231 3122 1 The Embankment Fax +44 (0) 113 231 3139 Neville Street DX 72440 Leeds 55 Leeds LS1 4DW United Kingdom The Directors Citigroup Global Markets Limited Permanent Financing (No. 3) PLC Citigroup Centre Blackwell House 33 Canada Square Guildhall Yard London E14 5LB London EC2V 5AE UBS Limited The Directors 1 Finsbury Avenue Permanent Funding (No. 1) Limited London EC2M 2PP Blackwell House Guildhall Yard UBS Securities LLC London 1285 Avenue of the Americas EC2V 5AE New York, NY 10019 The Directors The other Managers (as defined in Appendix Permanent Mortgages Trustee Limited 1(a) to the Arrangement Letter dated 20 47 Esplanade October 2003) St Helier Jersey JE1 0BD 11 November 2003 The Directors Halifax plc Trinity Road Halifax Your ref West Yorkshire HX1 2RG Our ref jle/jdd/so/ch/263 Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited Contact Jacquie Driver One Cabot Square 020 7311 5077 London E14 4QJ Dear Sirs PROPOSED ISSUE OF NOTES BY PERMANENT FINANCING (NO. 3) PLC We consent to the use in the Registration Statement of Permanent Funding (No. 1) Limited on Form S-11, filed on 12 November 2003, of our report with respect to the Financial Statement of Permanent Funding (No. 1) Limited as of 30 June 2003 appearing in the prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. [LOGO KPMG and address] [KPMG LOGO] KPMG Audit Plc Proposed issue of notes by Permanent Financing (No. 3) PLC 11 November 2003 Our report refers to the restatement of certain supplementary information in note 19 to the financial statements, outlining the effect of applying accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on the net loss for the period from 14 June 2002 to 31 December 2002 and on shareholder's equity as of 31 December 2002. We attach as Appendix PS1 a copy of the prospectus initialled by us for the purpose of identification. Yours faithfully /s/ KPMG AUDIT PLC SIGNATURE KPMG Audit Plc