Moneysupermarket.com, the price comparison website, has reported an increase in the take-up of medium-term (three to five year) fixed-rate mortgages. Five base-rate rises since August 2006 have left many homebuyers searching for security, despite forecasts of a cut in interest rates before the end of the year. Louise Cuming, head of mortgages at moneysupermarket.com, believes that [...]

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