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November 2023

Mind the gap: High street banks still shortchanging savers, Which? research finds

8 November 2023

High street banks are continuing to offer meagre savings rates compared with rival challenger banks and building societies, Which? research has found.  The research comes a few months after the Financial Conduct Authority put banks on notice and members of the Treasury Select Committee delivered a scathing verdict on savings rates offered by the biggest […]

Press Release: Bank of England, interest rates, savings rates

August 2022

Which? comments on Bank of England raising interest rates to 1.75%

4 August 2022

Danielle Richardson, Which? Money Expert, said: “This rise in the base rate will impact both homeowners and savers. Borrowers on fixed mortgages won’t see any change to their repayments, but anyone on a tracker or variable rate could see their payments increase. “To protect yourself from paying more if the base rate rises again in […]

Statement: Bank of England, interest rates

January 2016

“Now is the time to seek independent mortgage advice” – Which? Mortgage Advisers response to the Bank of England base rate announcement.

14 January 2016

David Blake at Which? Mortgage Advisers said: “It’s good news for people with a mortgage that there hasn’t been a base rate rise today. That said, as many as a third of people are unaware of  the interest rate they’re paying on their mortgage, so many could be unprepared for how an increase would impact their […]

Statement: Bank of England, David Blake, interest rate rise, Which? Mortgage Advisers

December 2012

Which? response to BoE funding for lending data, published today

3 December 2012

Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: “While today’s data shows that some banks are using the Funding for Lending Scheme, it remains unclear whether this cheap finance is being passed on to the people who need it the most. “There must be more transparency about how this subsidy is being used and clearer rules to ensure more borrowers […]

Statement: Bank of England, Funding for Lending, Mortgage, mortgage prisoners

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