Following recent reductions in Swap Rates lenders are cutting product interest rates ahead of next week’s Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee meeting on 3rd August at which they are widely predicted to increase the Base Rate further in order to keep the pressure on to reduce inflation to their 2% target. If you […]
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The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to 5.5%, despite US inflation confirmed at 3% in June. It has become obvious that major economies are determined to meet their 2% targets through increased interest rates. With August’s Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee meeting just around the corner, this decision could spell trouble for
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Swap Rates have finally reduced by 10% across 2, 5 and 10 years. Hopefully with the announcement inflation has fallen from 8.7% to 7.9% earlier today, this may be an indication markets have reached a turning point with less volatility and return to normality giving a bit of breathing space to distressed homeowners.
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Annual Inflation fell from 8.7% to 7.9% in June with Core Inflation also falling back after hitting a 30 year high in May These reductions are a good sign but may not be enough to stop the Bank of England (BoE) increasing the base rate further to maintain the downward trend.
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Swap Rates continue to rise with lenders again withdrawing products to reprice. House prices are down slightly with the average typical UK property costing £285,932 down from the peak last August of £293,992 and Bond Yields surge to a 15 year high as financial markets predict interest rates will climb over 6.5% in 2024. If
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Following the interest rate increase by the Bank of England (BoE) last week Swap Rates have slowly risen to the point where lenders have been forced to withdraw, reprice and relaunch products with higher rates.
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The Chancellor met with the UK’s principal mortgage lenders and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to agree support for people struggling with mortgage repayments. The lenders attending the meeting cover over 75% of the mortgage market and agreed the following Mortgage Charter:
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The Bank of England (BoE) has today raised interest rates for the 13th consecutive time by a further 0.50% taking the Base Rate from 4.50% to 5.00% pushing the rate to it’s highest level since 2008 in a further attempt to reduce stubborn headline inflation. lenders have already reacted to volatile Swap Rates this week
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We continually search for ways to help our clients obtain cheaper mortgage products but volatility and rising swap rates leading to increased or withdrawn mortgage products is a concern for everyone. To help plan for the future we are able to book mortgage funds up to 90 days prior to submission of a mortgage application
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Swap Rates have risen again sharply this week with 2 years swaps increasing by over 0.5% that has led to lenders again withdrawing rates and re-launching with higher products that reflect the change. The increase is largely due to economic volatility with another Base Rate rise widely predicted by the Bank of England (BoE) when
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