Incorrect. Rates can come down too.
Agreed, but while In the bank yesterday I asked about current mortgage rates which are at about 4%. Which is pretty low. At so
E point they are going to go up. And if your caught out either at renewal time or on a variable Mortgage you could come unstuck.
Still not neccessarily true.
The base rate at the moment is 1%, decent rates are at about 4%, thats a 3% difference. A few years ago I did a lot of deals sub 4% even though the base rate was nearly 5% at the time. The difference now is that a few years ago lenders were prepared to make next to nothing on your mortgage for the first few years and then make the money when your rate went up. The total lack of confidence in the market has led to a complete reversal of this trend but it could come back in the next 12-18 months, so theoretically the base rate could go back up to 4% or 5% but if the economy has recovered there could be products sub 4%.
Just because the base rate goes up doesn't mean rates will.