PROPERTY INVESTMENT

UK Base Rate Trends

Here's a graph showing the change in the UK interest rates since January 1985.

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Month Base Rate Change
Mar 09 0.50 % 0.50
Feb 09 1.00 % 0.50
Jan 09 1.50 % 0.50
Dec 08 2.00 % 1.00
Nov 08 3.00 % 1.50
Oct 08 4.50 % 0.50
Sep 08 5.00 % 0.00
Aug 08 5.00 % 0.00
Jul 08 5.00 % 0.00
Jun 08 5.00 % 0.00
May 08 5.00 % 0.00
Apr 08 5.00 % 0.25
Mar 08 5.25 % 0.00
Feb 08 5.25 % 0.25
Jan 08 5.50 % 0.00
Dec 07 5.50 % 0.25
Nov 07 5.75 % 0.00
Oct 07 5.75 % 0.00
Sep 07 5.75 % 0.00
Jul 07 5.75 % 0.25
Jun 07 5.50 % 0.00
May 07 5.50 % 0.25
Apr 07 5.25 % 0.00
Mar 07 5.25 % 0.00
Feb 07 5.25 % 0.00
Jan 07 5.25 % 0.25
Dec 06 5.00 % 0.00
Nov 06 5.00 % 0.25
Oct 06 4.75 % 0.00
Sep 06 4.75 % 0.00
Aug 06 4.75 % 0.25
Jul 06 4.50 % 0.00
Jun 06 4.50 % 0.00
May 06 4.50 % 0.00
Apr 06 4.50 % 0.00
Mar 06 4.50 % 0.00
Feb 06 4.50 % 0.00
Jan 06 4.50 % 0.00
Dec 05 4.50 % 0.00
Nov 05 4.50 % 0.00
Oct 05 4.50 % 0.00
Sep 05 4.50 % 0.00
Aug 05 4.50 % 0.25
Jul 05 4.75 % 0.00
Jun 05 4.75 % 0.00
May 05 4.75 % 0.00
Apr 05 4.75 % 0.00
Mar 05 4.75 % 0.00
Feb 05 4.75 % 0.00
Jan 05 4.75 % 0.00
Dec 04 4.75 % 0.00
Nov 04 4.75 % 0.00
Oct 04 4.75 % 0.00
Sep 04 4.75 % 0.00
Aug 04 4.75 % 0.25
Jul 04 4.50 % 0.00
Jun 04 4.50 % 0.25
May 04 4.25 % 0.25
Apr 04 4.00 % 0.00
Mar 04 4.00 % 0.00
Feb 04 4.00 % 0.25
Jan 04 3.75 % 0.00
Dec 03 3.75 % 0.00
Nov 03 3.75 % 0.25
Oct 03 3.50 % 0.00
Sep 03 3.50 % 0.00
Aug 03 3.50 % 0.00
Jul 03 3.50 % 0.25
Jun 03 3.75 % 0.00
May 03 3.75 % 0.00
Apr 03 3.75 % 0.00
Mar 03 3.75 % 0.00
Feb 03 3.75 % 0.25
Jan 03 4.00 % 0.00
Dec 02 4.00 % 0.00
Nov 02 4.00 % 0.00
Oct 02 4.00 % 0.00
Sep 02 4.00 % 0.00
Aug 02 4.00 % 0.00
Jul 02 4.00 % 0.00
Jun 02 4.00 % 0.00
May 02 4.00 % 0.00
Apr 02 4.00 % 0.00
Mar 02 4.00 % 0.00
Feb 02 4.00 % 0.00
Jan 02 4.00 % 0.00
Dec 01 4.00 % 0.00
Nov 01 4.00 % 0.50
Oct 01 4.50 % 0.25
Sep 01 4.75 % 0.25
Aug 01 5.00 % 0.25
Jul 01 5.25 % 0.00
Jun 01 5.25 % 0.00
May 01 5.25 % 0.25
Apr 01 5.50 % 0.25
Mar 01 5.75 % 0.00
Feb 01 5.75 % 0.25
Jan 01 6.00 % 0.00
Dec 00 6.00 % 0.00
Nov 00 6.00 % 0.00
Oct 00 6.00 % 0.00
Sep 00 6.00 % 0.00
Aug 00 6.00 % 0.00
Jul 00 6.00 % 0.00
Jun 00 6.00 % 0.00
May 00 6.00 % 0.00
Apr 00 6.00 % 0.00
Mar 00 6.00 % 0.00
Feb 00 6.00 % 0.25
Jan 00 5.75 % 0.25
Dec 99 5.50 % 0.00
Nov 99 5.50 % 0.25
Oct 99 5.25 % 0.00
Sep 99 5.25 % 0.25
Aug 99 5.00 % 0.00
Jul 99 5.00 % 0.00
Jun 99 5.00 % 0.25
May 99 5.25 % 0.00
Apr 99 5.25 % 0.25
Mar 99 5.25 % 0.00
Feb 99 5.50 % 0.25
Jan 99 6.00 % 0.25
Dec 98 6.25 % 0.50
Nov 98 6.75 % 0.50
Oct 98 7.25 % 0.25
Sep 98 7.50 % 0.00
Aug 98 7.50 % 0.00
Jul 98 7.50 % 0.00
Jun 98 7.50 % 0.25
May 98 7.25 % 0.00
Apr 98 7.25 % 0.00
Mar 98 7.25 % 0.00
Feb 98 7.25 % 0.00
Jan 98 7.25 % 0.00
Dec 97 7.25 % 0.00
Nov 97 7.25 % 0.25
Oct 97 7.00 % 0.00
Sep 97 7.00 % 0.00
Aug 97 7.00 % 0.25
Jul 97 6.75 % 0.25
Jun 97 6.50 % 0.25
May 97 6.25 % 0.25
Apr 97 6.00 % 0.00
Mar 97 6.00 % 0.00
Feb 97 6.00 % 0.00
Jan 97 6.00 % 0.00
Dec 96 6.00 % 0.00
Nov 96 6.00 % 0.00
Oct 96 6.00 % 0.25
Sep 96 5.75 % 0.00
Aug 96 5.75 % 0.00
Jul 96 5.75 % 0.00
Jun 96 5.75 % 0.25
May 96 6.00 % 0.00
Apr 96 6.00 % 0.00
Mar 96 6.00 % 0.25
Feb 96 6.25 % 0.00
Jan 96 6.25 % 0.25
Dec 95 6.50 % 0.25
Nov 95 6.75 % 0.00
Oct 95 6.75 % 0.00
Sep 95 6.75 % 0.00
Aug 95 6.75 % 0.00
Jul 95 6.75 % 0.00
Jun 95 6.75 % 0.00
May 95 6.75 % 0.00
Apr 95 6.75 % 0.00
Mar 95 6.75 % 0.00
Feb 95 6.75 % 0.50
Jan 95 6.25 % 0.00
Dec 94 6.25 % 0.50
Nov 94 5.75 % 0.00
Oct 94 5.75 % 0.00
Sep 94 5.75 % 0.50
Aug 94 5.25 % 0.00
Jul 94 5.25 % 0.00
Jun 94 5.25 % 0.00
May 94 5.25 % 0.00
Apr 94 5.25 % 0.00
Mar 94 5.25 % 0.00
Feb 94 5.25 % 0.25
Jan 94 5.50 % 0.00
Dec 93 5.50 % 0.00
Nov 93 5.50 % 0.50
Oct 93 6.00 % 0.00
Sep 93 6.00 % 0.00
Aug 93 6.00 % 0.00
Jul 93 6.00 % 0.00
Jun 93 6.00 % 0.00
May 93 6.00 % 0.00
Apr 93 6.00 % 0.00
Mar 93 6.00 % 0.00
Feb 93 6.00 % 0.00
Jan 93 6.00 % 1.00
Dec 92 7.00 % 0.00
Nov 92 7.00 % 1.00
Oct 92 8.00 % 1.00
Sep 92 9.00 % 0.50
Aug 92 10.00 % 0.00
Jul 92 10.00 % 0.00
Jun 92 10.00 % 0.00
May 92 10.00 % 0.50
Apr 92 10.50 % 0.00
Mar 92 10.50 % 0.00
Feb 92 10.50 % 0.00
Jan 92 10.50 % 0.00
Dec 91 10.50 % 0.00
Nov 91 10.50 % 0.00
Oct 91 10.50 % 0.00
Sep 91 10.50 % 0.50
Aug 91 11.00 % 0.00
Jul 91 11.00 % 0.50
Jun 91 11.50 % 0.00
May 91 11.50 % 0.50
Apr 91 12.00 % 0.50
Mar 91 12.50 % 0.50
Feb 91 13.00 % 1.00
Jan 91 14.00 % 0.00
Dec 90 14.00 % 0.00
Nov 90 14.00 % 0.00
Oct 90 14.00 % 1.00
Sep 90 15.00 % 0.00
Aug 90 15.00 % 0.00
Jul 90 15.00 % 0.00
Jun 90 15.00 % 0.00
May 90 15.00 % 0.00
Apr 90 15.00 % 0.00
Mar 90 15.00 % 0.00
Feb 90 15.00 % 0.00
Jan 90 15.00 % 0.00
Dec 89 15.00 % 0.00
Nov 89 15.00 % 0.00
Oct 89 15.00 % 1.00
Sep 89 14.00 % 0.00
Aug 89 14.00 % 0.00
Jul 89 14.00 % 0.00
Jun 89 14.00 % 0.00
May 89 14.00 % 1.00
Apr 89 13.00 % 0.00
Mar 89 13.00 % 0.00
Feb 89 13.00 % 0.00
Jan 89 13.00 % 0.00
Dec 88 13.00 % 0.00
Nov 88 13.00 % 1.00
Oct 88 12.00 % 0.00
Sep 88 12.00 % 0.00
Aug 88 12.00 % 1.50
Jul 88 10.50 % 1.00
Jun 88 9.50 % 2.00
May 88 7.50 % 0.50
Apr 88 8.00 % 0.50
Mar 88 8.50 % 0.50
Feb 88 9.00 % 0.50
Jan 88 8.50 % 0.00
Dec 87 8.50 % 0.50
Nov 87 9.00 % 0.50
Oct 87 9.50 % 0.50
Sep 87 10.00 % 0.00
Aug 87 10.00 % 1.00
Jul 87 9.00 % 0.50
Jun 87 9.00 % 0.50
May 87 9.00 % 0.50
Apr 87 9.50 % 0.50
Mar 87 10.00 % 1.00
Feb 87 11.00 % 0.00
Jan 87 11.00 % 0.00
Dec 86 11.00 % 0.00
Nov 86 11.00 % 0.00
Oct 86 11.00 % 1.00
Sep 86 10.00 % 0.00
Aug 86 10.00 % 0.00
Jul 86 10.00 % 0.00
Jun 86 10.00 % 0.00
May 86 10.00 % 0.50
Apr 86 10.50 % 1.00
Mar 86 11.50 % 0.00
Feb 86 11.50 % 0.00
Jan 86 11.50 % 0.00
Dec 85 11.50 % 0.00
Nov 85 11.50 % 0.00
Oct 85 11.50 % 0.00
Sep 85 11.50 % 0.00
Aug 85 11.50 % 0.00
Jul 85 11.50 % 1.00
Jun 85 12.50 % 0.00
May 85 12.50 % 0.25
Apr 85 12.75 % 0.75
Mar 85 13.50 % 0.50
Feb 85 14.00 % 0.00
Jan 85 14.00 % 0.00







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