04/11/2021
The Bank of England today announced that they WON'T be increasing their interest rates. They are going to stay at record lows - just 0.1%.
But what does this mean for you?
Well, had interest rates risen today, the reality is that three quarters (75%) of all people who have a mortgage are on a fixed rate wouldn't have seen any change. This is because the rate they're paying is fixed until a certain date in the future.
Likewise, if you have a variable rate, or a "tracker" (a rate that literally tracks the Bank of England's base rate) then had it gone up, you would see an immediate change in your monthly payment.
As is stands today, no-one's mortgage payments will change. However this probably won't stay like this for long. It's expected that the Bank of England will increase their rate soon, and this will affect those on tracker and variable rates, and could mean that those on fixed rates will face higher payments when their fixed rate deal eventually comes to an end.
Speak to one of our experts today to see how this could affect you
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