'Scrooge' Lenders Fail to Pass Interest Cuts On to Homebuyers

Daily Mail (December 21, 2007)

Author: Sean Poulter

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HALF of mortgage lenders have failed to pass on the full benefit of the Bank of England's cut in interest rates to millions of struggling homebuyers.

The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee cut the base rate by a quarter point to 5.5 per cent two weeks ago, apparently throwing a lifeline to those with mortgages.

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'Scrooge' Lenders Fail to Pass Interest Cuts On to Homebuyers

However, research by the personal finance website Moneyfacts.co.uk reveals that around half of lenders have so far failed to a...

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