Interest rates - GBP

Pound sterling

Current interest rates

Current interest rates

Rate
%
Last changed
Handelsbanken Base Rate
5.25

29 November 2024

Bank of England Base Rate
4.75
7 November 2024
Handelsbanken Standard Variable*
7.74
29 November 2024
Cash ISA (p.a. tax-free** AER***)
4.00
09 February 2024
*For residential mortgages
**Tax-free is the contractual rate of interest payable where interest is exempt from income tax.
***AER: Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and compounded once each tax year.

Future interest rates

Rate
%
Changing on
Cash ISA (p.a. tax-free** AER***)
3.75
23 December 2024

Previous interest rates

Handelsbanken Base Rate

Date
Rate
23 August 2024
5.50%
25 August 2023
5.75%
14 July 2023
5.50%
02 June 2023
5.00%
14 April 2023
4.75%
24 February 2023
4.50%
02 December 2022
3.50%
22 October 2022
2.75%
26 August 2022
2.25%
27 May 2022
1.50%
26 June 2020
1.00%
02 September 2016
1.25%
08 October 2012
1.50%
24 November 2011
1.75%
08 January 2009
1.50%

Bank of England Base Rate

3 August 2023
5.25%
22 June 2023
5.00%
11 May 2023
4.50%
23 March 2023
4.25%
02 February 2023
4.00%
15 December 2022
3.50%
03 November 2022
2.25%
22 September 2022
2.25%
04 August 2022
1.75%
16 June 2022
1.25%
05 May 2022
1.00%
17 March 2022
0.75%
03 February 2022
0.50%
16 December 2021
0.25%
19 March 2020
0.10%
11 March 2020
0.25%
02 August 2018
0.75%
02 November 2017
0.50%
04 August 2016
0.25%
05 March 2009
0.50%
05 February 2009
1.00%
08 January 2009
1.50%

Handelsbanken Standard Variable Rate

Date
Rate
11 October 2024
7.99%
23 August 2024
8.50%
25 August 2023
8.75%
14 July 2023
8.50%
02 June 2023
8.00%
14 April 2023
7.75%
24 February 2023
7.50%
2 December 2022
6.50%
22 October 2022
5.75%
26 August 2022
5.25%
27 May 2022
4.50%
26 June 2020
4.00%
02 September 2016
4.25%
08 October 2012
4.50%
24 November 2011
4.75%
08 January 2009
4.50%