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  1. Interesting they're going up again - do you think they're getting ready for rate drops as we head towards the election?
  2. Haven't looked at it in a while, have you seen rates drop any further over the last few weeks/months?
  3. Right that makes sense, if you'll be settling a large chunk of the balance then the ERC is relevant. However, is your ERC constant throughout the term of the deal? I'm with Halifax and I believe (although not sure now if I'm wrong!) but I think ours reduces by 1% each year, so is 5% in the first year, 4% in the second year and so on. I can totally see the rate dropping quite considerably before the end of the year because of the upcoming election - never know what might happen but I'd be very surprised if the rate isn't a lot lower than it currently is by the time of the election (and the same will most likely happen in the US too).
  4. Sorry if I've missed it earlier but if you move are you not planning to buy another house?
  5. True, 3.89% is a decent rate and it's unlikely to go back to how it was - I'd maybe wait a month to see what happens and then fix at the lowest rate available then. I did hear that Santander have bucked the trend and are increasing rates, so it's possible this rate war won't last forever.
  6. My hunch is that the base rate will drop through the year as we head towards the election, so if you can afford it it might pay to stick on a tracker for a few months to see how this plays out. I definitely wouldn't want to fix for longer than 2 years at the moment, the base rate is very unlikely to go any higher but the banks are fighting against each other for business (hence rates reducing) because no one is buying anything at all.
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    New motor.

    This sounds like a right nightmare of an experience! I'm surprised they're trying so hard not to sell a car, especially in times like these. Agree on heated seats, wouldn't buy a car without them - in Canada it's not just the front, most cars have rear heated seats too!
  8. Wow - what a difference a few months make......
  9. Generally unless your mortgage amount is really small, paying the fee upfront is always cheaper than the higher rate no fee option (as you've found!) Also factor in the legal fees/valuation fees/other costs if you were to remortgage to another lender so sometimes it's easier and cheaper to just switch deal with the same lender. We're looking at similar rates so that's consistent - I think the lowest option for us was around 2.2% I think but lending criteria didn't suit us!
  10. I think that's the right decision and we're leaning towards the same, with the price of everything else going up this at least being constant does make things a bit easier!
  11. Going through this dilemma at the moment, and it's a tough one given the current interest rate environment! The fact that 5 year and 10 year fixed rates are the same does suggest that banks are not expecting interest rates to continue to increase in the long term, and that makes it even more confusing. Best option is to consider whether you could still afford the mortgage if the rates rose and if you're happy with the risk, if you're not then stick to a fixed rate as I can't see rates coming down again in the short term.
  12. I have PS4s on my Lexus and they're great! Very quiet and comfortable. Haven't had them long enough to comment on wear, but they don't seem to be wearing particularly quickly.
  13. Not much to add on what others have said, but I feel the same, don't see a huge amount of point in it continuing without Tony or WIM. Been great being a part of this, and it's really sad to see it end like this but sadly it is what it is. As others have said huge thanks to Rich for all his hard work keeping this going, think it would have died a long time ago without you! For the few of us who use this as a kind of social platform, perhaps a FB group or something? But the costs of running the forum does seem a bit pointless now.
  14. Canadian drivers, seems about right lol
  15. Not that uncommon in Canada, especially in nicer buildings. And there is something weirdly nice about getting into a warm car in the middle of winter!
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