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What does the Bank of England interest rate rise mean for you?

What does the Bank of England interest rate rise mean for you?

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What does the Bank of England interest rate rise mean for you?
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theguardian theguardian | 1 year ago
The Bank of England has voted to raise interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 1.75% as the UK battles to prevent inflation running out of control. We look at what that means for your finances.So what does it mean for mortgages?It depends what type of deal you are on. Most borrowers are on fixed-rate mortgages, and so for the time being at least they are insulated from the impact of the latest interest rate rise.However, the banking body UK Finance says about 21% of households are on a variab...
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theguardian theguardian | 1 year ago
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theguardian theguardian | 1 year ago
Mortgage rates are expected to jump on Thursdayin response to the largest increase in the Bank of Englandโ€™s base rate since 1989, as the central bank tries to bring down an inflation rate expected to remain in double figures until at least next spring.Marking the eighth consecutive interest rate rise, the Bank of England is expected to push the base interest rate up by 0.75 percentage points to 3% after what is likely to be a tense meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC).With economic f...
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