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puzzled

ok so i am puzzled

everyone appears to be talking about interest rate cuts yet today i got a letter from my lender saying that due to interest rate increases my mortgage will increase by 30 pound a month .???

i dont understand this, can anyone explain.
trying to lose 3 stone by end of 2014;)

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  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Who is your lender?

    Can you look on your offer letter and see if your rate is linked to LIBOR?
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • minimike2
    minimike2 Posts: 2,210 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I thoguht LIBOR came down by 0.03% ??
  • i thought something like that too so i cant understand why my payment has increased
    trying to lose 3 stone by end of 2014;)
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    What does your original mortgage offer letter say about your deal - section 4

    What rates does it have there?
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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