News in the Wake of the Base Rate Cut
Ever since the Bank of England dropped the base rate 1.5%, there has been a plethora of news in the mortgage and finance industry. Here is a quick list of some of the top stories we’ve recently come across:
B&B chair Pym tells MPs buy-to-let market “now closed” - MoneyMarketing
Shareholders approve Lloyds takeover of HBOS - [...]
Whoops. We meant to say: Dividends Will Be Paid!
A follow up to our previous post, the Government has moved to ’clarify’ it’s position after yesterday’s fallout over the bail-out. Whereas on Monday, the Treasury announced Dividends would not be paid out to shareholders until Government funds were re-paid…. This is now no longer the case:
UK Government To Clarify Bank Dividend Plan-BBC Peston - CNN [...]
British Bank Bail Out at Tax Payers Expense?!
Unless you spent your weekend under a rock, you would have heard about our Government’s rescue plan to our banks.
As I sat down this afternoon to disect the issue, I first read through my bookmarks and came across this little doozy from the Money Hospital. They do a great job of breaking down the plan and [...]
Interest Rate Cuts - Everybody’s doin’ it…
If they all jumped off a bridge….
The Bank of England, along with 5 other Central banks dropped rates today in an unprecedented move aimed at stablising the faltering global economy. This decision in the UK was not expected until tomorrow, so the .5% drop came as a surprise. The Bank of England rate now sits [...]
Falling UK House Prices – Startling Facts
I know, what you’re thinking… more bad news. One thing we can always promise here at Best Quote Mortgages, we will never sugar coat anything. We may try to see the lighter side, but we will not lie to you. So, here’s the dirt on current UK house pricing trends:
Prices have fallen for 11 straight [...]