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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth and Andy Gregory

Interest rates live updates: Bank of England base rate cut to help slash mortgage bills

The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the second time this year, in good news for mortgage-holders and other borrowers.

Policymakers at the Bank of England opted to reduce interest rates to 4.75 per cent today, down from 5 per cent. They had also been cut by 0.25 percentage points in August, which marked the first reduction since 2020, before being kept the same in September.

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