19-05-2025
Should I ditch my tracker mortgage and lock in?
Q. We have been on a tracker mortgage since September, biding our time for some meaningful rate drops, although we are increasingly keen on getting a fixed deal sorted and forgetting about it for a while. Given we have waited this long, should we hold out for some more interest rate cuts before locking in?Name supplied
What might happen to interest rates this year and next is the golden question for mortgage borrowers and one that I hear often.
This month the Bank of England reduced the base rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, which was good news for mortgage borrowers. The markets are predicting more interest rate cuts this year and next. In a fight for more customers, banks and
