Inflation falls in February

Inflation falls in February

Inflation went down last month, edging closer to the government’s 2% target. What does this mean for interest rates? Consumer prices index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 4% in January – the lowest level in two and a half years. CPI inflation is...
Base rate stays the same in February

Base rate stays the same in February

No change to the base rate, but now the Bank of England is facing mounting pressure to lower it. Discover the details of today’s latest review. The base rate has remained at 5.25%. The Bank of England reviewed the rate on 1 February and agreed to keep it the...
‘The mortgage market should be more stable’

‘The mortgage market should be more stable’

What’s happening with mortgage interest rates? Will the base rate come down, and what should you do if you’re due to remortgage? Our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, answers these questions in this monthly mortgage market update. Will interest rates keep coming...
The base rate remains at 5.25% again

The base rate remains at 5.25% again

The Bank of England reviewed the base rate on 14 December and chose to keep it the same for the third consecutive time. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today voted to keep the base rate at 5.25%. The rate increased 14 times between December...
‘We should be at the top of the base rate cycle’

‘We should be at the top of the base rate cycle’

A monthly update from our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, on the reported ‘price war’ among mortgage lenders and what the long-term future might be for interest rates. What’s been happening in the mortgage market in the past few weeks? Over the last few weeks, I’ve...