Five things clients will call you about this week

Fixed rate mortgages The Independent looks at the prospect of a rise in interest rates in order to ask whether mortgage holders lock into a fixed rate. The base rate is now expected to rise before the 2015 general election, in connection to better than expected unemployment figures, and a number of fixed mortgage rates are already starting to climb in anticipation. The Independent asks analysts whether 2014 represents the last opportunity for investors to secure a low rate. Consumer credit Consumer credit is poised to climb towards its highest level since 2010 as sentiment about the ...