Loans: Bank of England base rate cut to 2%

5 December 2008
The Bank of England has lowered its base rate to 2%, its lowest in over half a century, in a move that will raise hopes of cuts in mortgage and personal loan rates.... read more »

Lowering LIBOR – the real cost of mortgages

11 December 2008
When the base rate (or `bank rate`) came down, why didn`t the cost of mortgages come down as far and as fast?... read more »

Higher loan rate needed to boost property market, expert says

22 October 2008
A return of higher loan to value mortgages is required in order to kick start the UK`s property market.... read more »

Hope for loans as base rate remains at 0.5%

4 June 2009
The Bank of England has decided to keep its base rate at its historic low of 0.5%, raising hopes that interest rates on personal loans and mortgages could fall - or at least that they won`t rise.... read more »