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Current Account holders get a Loyalty Bonus on Mortgages
Barclays will tomorrow launch a new range of deals that are only available to customers that already hold an existing Barclays current account. The mortgage products can offer rates as... -
Forecast of Base Rate Rising to 8% within 2 years!
The think tank, Policy Exchange, this week grabbed the headlines by bucking the trend and issuing a distinctly alternative view of what could happen with interest rates. Whilst many have... -
What the papers say- 21st and 22nd August 2010
There were further and more alarming forecasts in the Sunday Telegraph this weekend, with the chief economist at the Policy Exchange think tank warning that rates could rise to 8%... -
What the papers say- 14th and 15th August 2010
It’s ‘crunch time’ for the UK housing market claimed the Financial Times this weekend, with brokers warning that a prolonged drop in house prices could make lenders jittery about lending...
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Current Account holders get a Loyalty Bonus on Mortgages
Barclays will tomorrow launch a new range of deals that are only available to customers that already hold an existing Barclays current account. The mortgage products can offer rates as much as 0.54% below that of the corresponding deal in the core range. The aim is to reward existing account holders so, in order to [...] -
Forecast of Base Rate Rising to 8% within 2 years!
The think tank, Policy Exchange, this week grabbed the headlines by bucking the trend and issuing a distinctly alternative view of what could happen with interest rates. Whilst many have suggested that Base rate has some time to go at the current low levels (see our recent blog), Dr Andrew Lilico, Chief Economist at Policy [...] -
What the papers say- 21st and 22nd August 2010
There were further and more alarming forecasts in the Sunday Telegraph this weekend, with the chief economist at the Policy Exchange think tank warning that rates could rise to 8% within the next 2 years to combat soaring inflation. Mortgage lenders have continued to cut rates over the last week however, making it a good [...] -
What the papers say- 14th and 15th August 2010
It’s ‘crunch time’ for the UK housing market claimed the Financial Times this weekend, with brokers warning that a prolonged drop in house prices could make lenders jittery about lending at higher loan to values (LTV’s). The debate over the future of house prices continued in the Telegraph and Independent on Sunday, both of which [...] -
What the papers say- 4th August 2010
The debate surrounding interest rate predictions continued today, with two former policymakers warning that base rate could rise to as much as 3% by this time next year, following a period of economic stability. As pointed out in both the Times and the Telegraph, this differs greatly from the majority of forecasts for a longer [...]
