EXPECT 4.5% MORTGAGE RATES

19 November 2024 If you are thinking of buying a property, or having to re-mortgage after your 2 or 5 yr fixed rate expires, expect higher mortgage repayments.From all I can work out, it looks like the BoE bank rate could be settling down from 4.75% today to a terminal rate of 4.25% in the second quarter of next year.So there are hopes of Bank of England base interest rate cuts.... But this isn't the same as your mortgage rate., oh nooooo...

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BRITAIN'S FIFTY MOST DESIRABLE TOWNS

8 October 2024Summary of the Telegraph Article on Britain's Most Desirable Towns (2024)SUMMARY 1. OverviewA study by Savills, using census data, compiled a list of Britain's 50 most desirable towns. Factors considered include residents' job profiles, educational qualifications, health, and house prices. The South East dominates the list, with Harpenden in Hertfordshire ranking first.2. Key FindingsTop towns in the South East: Harpenden,...

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THE FOUNTAINHEAD BY AYN RAND

14 September 2024 Seems like we are on the brink of war. Not that you'd know from the MSM. Misinformation and pressure to conform dominate.Hopefully reason will prevail (forlorn hope).Unfortunately, seems the West would lose and morally imo deservedly so.So anyway it was with great interest that I read The Fountainhead in summary the first thing to say is that it's from 1943, written in the midst of world war by a Russian born American...

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