4 out of 5 mortgages bought in December were variable rates

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Drew

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Variable rate mortgages accounted for more than four in every five (80.9%) home loans arranged by John Charcol in the last month of 2009.  The John Charcol Index revealed that the proportion of fixed rates has fallen below 20% for the first time since August 2008. Click here for full details

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