After all the excitement of last month, The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep base bank rate at 0.5 % in December. The MPC vote was unanimous.
Market commentators say that the decision was expected, so the increase last month had the desired effect on the economy.
It's difficult to say what effect this has had on mortgage lenders, as most of them made their moves around October. Some lenders tweaked their rates up for new borrowers in anticipation of last month’s increase, and some reduced their rates – quite simply because the end of the year is nigh and some lending targets have still not been met. Borrowers are still taking advantage of extremely low mortgage rates.
This month however, existing borrowers will see their mortgage payments increase if they are on the lender’s standard variable rate (SVR).
Everyone with a mortgage should check if they are on the SVR now, as the rates will rise from historic lows this month. In most cases you'll notice the 0.25% difference - adding up to £200 per year per £100,000 of a mortgage.
There are still cheap fixes available, with 5-year fix rates from as low as 1.75%! Mortgage Required saved a client £340 a month by swapping them from their lenders standard variable rate to a fixed. That should help with the Christmas shopping!
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