Sunday, Jul 18, 2010
To fix or not to fix, that is the question
The Inside Edge - UK property news and views: To fix or not to fix
By Andy Golding, Chief Executive of Saffron Building Society
The question that every borrower wants to know the answer to is whether to tie themselves into a fixed rate mortgage deal, and at least get certainty, or whether to take a gamble on a variable rate and hope it pays off.
The answer is all a matter of what happens to interest rates. In the strangest set of economic circumstances for at least 60 years, there are many opinions but very few facts to go on.
Should you fix your mortgage rate now?
Economists use the phrase “balance of probability” quite a bit, so what is the balance of probability for the direction of UK base rates?
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