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Interest rate rises likely to start from Spring 2015

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  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    prowla wrote: »
    What does "In real terms" really mean?

    Over the past decade, house prices have risen significantly, and this was as a result of lower interest rates.

    Maybe the fact that the institutions are saying that rates will rise, and once they start going up, who knows where they'll go.

    Of course, in today's situation with today's mortgages, "significant" may be just a couple of percent; if they went up to the double figures of the 90s, then that would be catastrophic to huge numbers of people.

    Rates shot up early 90s and there were a lot of repos. See no great reason why it could not happen again. Different government, different agenda, worldwide events etc etc.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Bantex wrote: »
    Rates shot up early 90s and there were a lot of repos. See no great reason why it could not happen again. Different government, different agenda, worldwide events etc etc.

    There were very specific circumstances that caused the rises in the early 1990's.

    They won't be repeated.
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • MFW_ASAP
    MFW_ASAP Posts: 1,458 Forumite
    Bantex wrote: »
    Rates shot up early 90s and there were a lot of repos. See no great reason why it could not happen again. Different government, different agenda, worldwide events etc etc.

    Fingers crossed, eh shortchanged?
  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    MFW_ASAP wrote: »
    Fingers crossed, eh shortchanged?
    !!!!!! is Shortchanged?
    Are you stalking them?
  • MFW_ASAP
    MFW_ASAP Posts: 1,458 Forumite
    Bantex wrote: »
    !!!!!! is Shortchanged?
    Are you stalking them?

    Too little, too late. You've already blown the cover for this sockie. Time to consign it to the dustbin like your RenovationWoman and AberdeenAngarse usernames, to be brought out merely for trolling.
  • Aberdeenangarse
    Aberdeenangarse Posts: 1,262 Forumite
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    MFW_ASAP wrote: »
    Fingers crossed, eh shortchanged?

    What have you got crossed shortbrained?

    I may have to put you on ignore Renoman.It'll before your own good :D
  • MFW_ASAP
    MFW_ASAP Posts: 1,458 Forumite
    Aberdeenangarse

    This message is hidden because Aberdeenangarse is on your ignore list.
  • Aberdeenangarse
    Aberdeenangarse Posts: 1,262 Forumite
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    MFW_ASAP wrote: »
    Aberdeenangarse

    This message is hidden because Aberdeenangarse is on your ignore list.

    aaaaaah.........bless :rotfl:
  • MFW_ASAP
    MFW_ASAP Posts: 1,458 Forumite
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