02/10/2026
🏠 MORTGAGE MYTH BUSTER
💭 MYTH:
“If the Bank of England increases its Base Rate while my mortgage application is going through, my agreed fixed mortgage rate will automatically increase.”
✅ FACT:
Not necessarily.
The Bank of England Base Rate does not directly set the fixed mortgage rates offered by individual lenders.
If your lender has already issued a mortgage offer with a fixed interest rate, a subsequent change to the Bank of England Base Rate would not normally change the fixed rate stated in that offer, subject to the terms and conditions of your mortgage offer.
However, if you have not yet secured your mortgage rate, lenders can change the rates available to new applications in response to market conditions and other factors.
🔎 The important thing to remember:
Your circumstances and the terms of your individual mortgage offer will determine what applies to you.
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