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How to avoid a mortgage rate hike shock of thousands of homebuyers in Scotland, the latest base rate rise last month was an unwelcome surprise and will lead to higher variable mortgage increases of 0.25%. But for many borrowers coming to the end of their fixed-rate deals, home loan costs could soar far higher than that. Time for a quick fix? The plus side of rising interest rates is improved savings. Peter Davy explains why a fixed rate bond might be the best way to stash your cash Is changing mortgage the answer to rising interest rates? Is changing mortgage the answer to rising interest rates, or will the costs outweigh the savings? asks Harvey Jones. Is changing mortgage the answer to rising interest rates? Is changing mortgage the answer to rising interest rates, or will the costs outweigh the savings? Standard Life raises endowment returns but 90% still face shortfall Standard Life yesterday cheered its mortgage endowment policyholders with double digit investment returns in 2006 that the insurer said would begin to reduce deficits in their policies. Standard Life increases payouts but 90% still face shortfall Life insurer cheers mortgage endowment policyholders with double digit returns that it said would begin to reduce deficits in their policies. By Phillip Inman. Thursday, January 25, 2007 RE J Potts letter, January 5, 2007. My elderly mother was thrown down the aisle of a bus on May 24, 2006, and suffered fractured sternum and trauma in a recent skin graft. Painful mortgage rate rises hit home REPOSSESSIONS are soaring as families struggle to repay their loans, writes Teresa Hunter. Banco Espirito Santo 2006 Consolidated Results Banco Espirito Santo announced today its 2006 results. Fixed-rate mortgage deals disappearing MORTGAGE providers are falling over each other in the rush to pull fixed-rate deals in the wake of the surprise Bank of England interest rate rise. | |||||||