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Yesterdays announcement by the Bank of England delivered an unexpected statement that they were cutting their base rate by 1½% from 4.5% to 3%.  It has been done to kick start our stalling economy and to try and prevent a deepening recession. Everyone was expecting a ½%; but, we all hoped for a full 1% interest rate cut, so this announcement was a real surprise. This interest rate cut is the largest ever percentage cu Read the rest of this entry »

After mortgage rates went up as a result of the credit crunch they are now starting to come down to the levels seen last year in August.

Homeowners who were struggling with such high rates will welcome the new rates. This show the banks aren’t being as strict as they were at the height of the credit crunch as they attempted to limit the risk and protect their profits.  However the base rate was 5.75% last August and Read the rest of this entry »