20/10/2021
Mortgage lenders are pulling their cheapest mortgage deals off the market!
The City now expects the Bank of England to raise rates from historic lows of 0.1% either next month or the month after, with base rates expected to hit 1% by August.
While two-thirds of the UK’s £1.6 trillion of mortgages are on fixed rates, meaning those borrowers won’t immediately be affected, those on variable deals or trackers will be hit straight away.
Mortgage rates have been at rock-bottom lows for a long time and many homeowners have never known an environment of higher interest rates, so any rise will be a nasty shock for them. And be warned, mortgage providers don’t hang around when it comes to passing on rate rises, so anyone on a tracker deal will see their costs go up immediately. If 0.5 percentage points is added to mortgage interest it adds about £50 a month to the cost of a £200,000, 25-year mortgage, or around £120 a month extra to a £450,000, 25-year mortgage
If this affects you & you want to secure a fixed rate get in touch today!
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