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MSE News: Five-year fixed mortgages at all-time low

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"Some brokers believe borrowers should snap up cheap fixes soon to guarantee low rates, but opinion is divided ..."
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My opinion? Definately time to play it safe!
It's not the greatest rate in the world, and if we'd stayed on our previous agreement, we'd be paying less per month. However, that was on a variable rate and there's always the chance that rates will either rise via BoE or direct via the lender.
We didn't want to find ourselves suddenly seeing monthly or bi-monthly rises. It was a risk when taking the decision, especially as most forecasters are saying the base rate will stay at 0.5 for the foreseeable future.
When we first bought our house were were on a tracker, and it was a nightmare when the rate would drop or rise monthly, never knowing what money was spare.
At least we know that each month for the next 4 1/2 years our payments won't change.