What next for interest rates?

In the last 2 years the Bank of England's Base rate has risen from 3.5% to 5.75%, with products like mortgages & loans being linked to it.

The main reason for the rise was to control inflation and partly tot try to control the housing market.

Things have taken an unexpected twist recently with the sub prime mortgage problems in the US. To deal with this the US Federal reserve (the equivalent of the Bank of England) has lowered the rate at which it lends money to banks.

What does this mean for the UK, financial advisers & their clients in Swindon?

The rise in interest rates [& the forecasedt end of the world :)] is likely to stop for the time being. Tracker /discounted mortgages could become more attractive again as arrangement fees for Fixed Rate mortgages are now rather high.