EXHIBIT 23.3 KPMG AUDIT PLC Tel +44 (0) 20 7311 1000 TRANSACTION SERVICES Fax +44 (0) 20 7311 3311 Canary Wharf (9th Floor) DX 38050 Blackfriars 1 Canada Square London E14 5AG United Kingdom The Directors Permanent Financing (No. 8) PLC 35 Great St. Helen's London Our ref jdd/lg/263 EC3A 6AP Contact Jacquie Driver 020 7311 5077 7 June 2005 Dear Sirs PROPOSED ISSUE OF NOTES BY PERMANENT FINANCING (NO. 8) PLC We consent to the use in the Registration Statement of Permanent Financing (No. 8) PLC and Permanent Funding (No. 1) Limited on Form S-11, filed on 7 June 2005, of our report on Permanent Financing (No. 8) PLC dated 7 June 2005 and our report on Permanent Funding (No. 1) Limited dated 15 March 2005 appearing in the preliminary prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the preliminary prospectus dated 7 June 2005. We attach as Appendix P1 a copy of the preliminary prospectus initialled by us for the purpose of identification. Yours faithfully /S/ KPMG Audit Plc KPMG Audit Plc KPMG Audit Plc, a company incorporated Registered in England No 3110745 under the UK Companies Acts, is a member Registered office: 8 Salisbury of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative Square, London EC4Y 8BB