Following a drop in February 2025 from 4.75%, the rate has today been maintained at 4.5%.

The move marks the third time interest rates have been cut since August 2023.

Ben Nichols, Managing Director at RAW Capital Partners explores the historical context of base rate trends and explains why today’s rates, even if they stabilise at around 3.5%...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted 8–1 in favour of reducing the Bank Rate from 5% to 4.75% with one member voting to hold the rate at 5%.

Last month, the base rate was cut from 5.25% to 5%, marking the first reduction since the pandemic.

New research has revealed that across all major cities, there has been a significant increase in the number of homes being listed to rent following the first cut to interest rate in...

Following the news that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee...

The Bank of England has reduced the base rate by 0.25% to 5.0% following its most recent Monetary Policy Committee meeting.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 in favour of maintaining the base rate at 5.25%.

Following the Bank of England's decision last week to freeze interest rates for the first time in 15 months, Sarah Thompson, Managing Director at Mortgage Scout, looks at the...