Bank of England holds Base Rate

Nov 05
2009

The Bank of England (BoE) has maintained interest rates at 0.5% for the eighth consecutive month.

It is also pumping a further £25bn into its quantitative easing programme.

Neil Young, chief executive of Young Group, said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is unlikely to make any significant change to the base rate until the economy is firmly back on track.

He added: “Given current indicators pointing to the slow pace of the UK’s economic recovery, it comes as no surprise that the Bank of England is considering an additional stimulus in the form of an extension to its quantitative easing programme.

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Homeowners urged to fix rate before it is too late

Nov 04
2009

For the past seven months the base interest rate in the UK has been at an all time low of just 0.5 percent, which is the lowest it has ever been in the history of the Bank of England, which spans over three hundred years.

However, whilst the low base rate has been welcomed by consumers and industry groups many have already predicted that it is only a matter of time before the base rate starts to rapidly rise again, which is expected to happen as the country pulls itself out of recession.

With this is mind some industry officials are now urging homeowners to consider fixing their mortgage rates whilst they are still low, as they could otherwise find that their mortgage interest rate and monthly repayment goes through the roof once interest rates start to rise, which could ultimately mean that they struggle to keep up with repayments and could therefore lost their home.

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