Cut interest rates or risk harm to households and economy, Bank of England warned

[ Leaving interest rates high for too long risks harming UK households and the wider economy, a Bank of England rate setter has warned. The direction of inflation was “clearly downwards”, said Professor Swati Dhingra, who cautioned that even the smallest cut in interest rates would still be restrictive. “The evidence to err on the … Read more

I’m a landlord – will we see our mortgage rates drop dramatically this year?

[ Is the mortgage market turbulence getting you down? Have you got a mortgage-related question you need answering? Email in and we’ll get one of our experts to reply. Nick Mendes, mortgage technical manager at John Charcol, has given his advice to a reader below. If you have a question for our experts, email us … Read more