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Inflation Falls To 6.7% – Is Another Rate Rise Likely?

Mortgage lenders have recently re-priced products based on an anticipated 0.25% interest rate increase tomorrow. That would be the 15th consecutive increase, taking the base rate from 5.25% to 5.5%, but this now looks less likely. Financial markets have reacted to the inflationary figures with short-term (2 and 5 years) Swap Rates falling by almost […]

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Mortgage Price War Predicted As Lenders Offer Rate Reductions

Despite last weeks interest rate increase by the Bank of England (BoE) in a further attempt to control inflation the UK’s largest residential mortgage lender Halifax have adjusted their pricing and reduced rates by as much as 0.71% on selected fixed rate product with other big lenders having already done so sparking predictions of a

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Swap Rates Up, House Prices Down & Base Rate Predicted To Top 6.5% in 2024 !!

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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