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Interest rates may be rising soon. Will your finances stand the strain?
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The era of rock-bottom interest rates could soon be at an end. Expectations are growing that the Bank of England could raise rates as early as next month to tackle rising inflation – a move that could affect mortgage repayments, savings rates and how much of their debts people will be able to pay off.
Interest rates are at a historic low of 0.1% but commentators expect an 0.15% increase in the coming weeks and two additional 0.25% rises next year, bringing borrowing rates back to the 0.75% level seen before the pandemic. Last week, analysts at Goldman Sachs predicted that the Bank would raise rates in November, February and May.
“The big problem is that it is not just this interest rate rise on its own,” says Sara Williams, a debt adviser,
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