Originally posted by vetran
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Thanks Vetran - that's really kind of you.
Just to add a bit more detail - this is a quarterly report carried out by the Bank of England which in their own words sets out the economic analysis and inflation projections that they use to make their interest rates decisions.
Importantly, inflation is above the set target of 2%and is expected to rise potentially to 4% as covid restrictions are eased. However they are confident that it will fall back to target in around 2 years time.
In terms of mortgages, one of the main parts of the report that I found interesting and relevant is that it recognizes that availability has improved and demand has remained strong. Right now I am seeing some historically low rates even on the higher loan to value products where a client has say a 10% deposit. Last year a lot of products above 85% loan to value completely vanished.
Banks competing on rate is great for clients but the risk is that this will only generate a certain amount of business. The next logical step is revisiting their criteria which we have seen recently with more and more banks keen to look at umbrella structures.
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