We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

bank of ireland recent tracker increase

I have a long standing tracker mortgage, now with Bank of Ireland, Originally fixed at bank base rate + 1.49%. As the base rate went down, at a certain point the mortgage company unilaterally paused the interest rate at 4.74% while bank rate continued to fall. Now that the bank rate has at last risen, within days Bank of Ireland has increased its interest rate. Is there any way to query this or any body starting an action. Surely if the contract was a fixed tracker rate the company should hold the rate steady until bank rate has returned to the position at which they initially paused the decrease. If not what is the purpose of a contract??

Comments

  • YHM
    YHM Posts: 650 Forumite
    Eh? So you are sat on the Bank of Ireland SVR? If so, their SVR is 4.49%.

    Either way you need to sit down with a broker to get you a better rate!
    I am a Mortgage Broker.

    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, 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
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 355.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.9K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 456.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 248.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 605.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 179K Life & Family
  • 263.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.