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Posted on 31 January 2008

Lenders are continuing to increase the margins on their tracker rates at present, although the good news for borrowers is that more competitive sub 5% fixed rates are coming to the market; some now available with flat fees below...

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Posted on 8 October 2007

“The minutes of today’s meeting will be particularly eagerly awaited, for a clue to next month’s decision” says Ray Boulger of Charcol.co.uk “This is the first time for a long while that an MPC meeting has been held with the 2...

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Posted on 6 September 2007

“Today’s decision by the MPC to leave Bank Rate unchanged at 5.75% was regarded as a foregone conclusion by the market” says Ray Boulger of leading independent mortgage adviser, Charcol.co.uk."

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Posted on 2 August 2007

“Today’s decision by the MPC is the first in many months that will bring cheer to the UK’s mortgage borrowers. A simple hold would not normally bring sighs of content around the country, but today’s decision may well signify...

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Posted on 19 July 2007

Despite brief dips last week, swap rates have continued to increase and currently stand at 6.32%. Many lenders have re-priced their fixed rates at least monthly since the first rate rise of the year in January, including Abbey,...

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