Tag Archives: house prices

Comparing costs with 90 years ago

Comparing costs with 90 years ago

Since Queen Elizabeth II was born, in 1926, the bank interest rate was 5% and there were only 500,000 mortgages held compared with 11.1m today. Things have changed so much, to put it into context the ...
Comparing costs over the last 90 years

Comparing costs over the last 90 years

When the Queen was born in 1926 the bank interest rate was 5% and there were only 500,000 mortgages held compared with 11.1m today.  Things have changed a lot but to put it into context the value of £ ...