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Home owners should prepare for a series of interest rate rises to around 5%, a Bank of England official warned today.
23 December 2010
Mortgage holders worried about rising interest rates can reserve a fixed rate deal for up to seven months if they don't want to commit just yet.
21 December 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 21st consecutive month.
9 December 2010
The cost of five-year fixed rate mortgages is at its lowest ever level, prompting some brokers to suggest borrowers should snap them up soon.
19 October 2010
More expensive food and clothing offset falling air fares and petrol prices to keep the cost of living well above the Bank of England's 2% target today.
12 October 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 19th consecutive month.
7 October 2010
Overdraft rates reached a record high during August despite Bank of England base rate remaining at its historic low of 0.5%.
10 September 2010
Nearly one million people who did not pay enough income tax have had their repayment demands written off, it emerged today.
9 September 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 18th consecutive month.
9 September 2010
Millions of student loan holders will no longer pay zero interest from next month as the rate for the new academic year will start at 1.5%, it was announced today.
26 August 2010
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