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Base rate threat spells end to record low mortgages

Brokers are urging borrowers to remortgage as the age of record low mortgage rates draws to a close.

Last week, Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted that base rates will rise sooner than the market expected, and brokers say this will put a stop to the mortgage price war that has driven rates to all-time lows.

Adrian Anderson, director of mortgage broker Anderson Harris, said: “Once the money markets price in a rate rise, the cost of fixed rates start shooting up so if you want a fixed rate you may want to secure one quickly.”

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Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, said when rates do start rising they will do so slowly and settle at around 2.5%.

"But inevitably rates will rise at some point so it's important for borrowers to plan ahead."

Harris said that borrowers on a variable rate who would struggle to pay their mortgage if rates rose should consider locking into a fixed rate.

“There are some really cheap deals on the market, with two-year fixes starting at 1.05% and five-year fixes from 2.14%.

“In all likelihood, we have now seen the cheapest of these fixed rates so don't delay if you want one of the more competitive deals in the hope that a better rate will come along. It probably won't.”

David Hollingworth at London & Country Mortgages said mortgage rates could start rising in advance of any Bank of England announcement.

“Borrowers leaving it until rates make a move should not expect these supercheap rates to still be around.  

“As expectation of the rise heightens fixed rates will be forced up.”

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