Bank Base Rate cut: How the mortgage ‘Twitterati’ reacted

Think the @Chirpymortgages office is about to get very busy.. #busybudgies #staychirpy https://t.co/GwilorO2Rt

— Katie Groves (@chirpy_katie) August 4, 2016

FOR SALE; £10bn of London Money Corporate Bonds. Please advise when money has been sent @bankofengland

— London Money (@LondonMoneyFS) August 4, 2016

Fiver on it's way. I've just changed the note into 500 pennies.

What a ridiculously pointless decision. https://t.co/n0rzHABhhQ

— Matt Lowndes (@mattlowndes) August 4, 2016

We 'used' to be a re-mortgage led country, where every two years borrowers would review.

Now? Many haven't reviewed since 2008. Dangerous.

— Stuart Gregory (@Mortgage_Stu) August 4, 2016

Well done @CoventryBS, the full 25 bps, be very surprised if many pass on full decrease… https://t.co/YtbwfEbmYP

— Colin Payne (@paycolin) August 4, 2016

Time to borrow and invest in UK infrastructure! https://t.co/cqkXSDNQWq

— Rob Gill (@robdgill) August 4, 2016

Thank god for Twitter – wheel of death on Bank of England website is a source of terror for financial journos #SuperThursday

— Hannah Uttley (@HannahUttleyMS) August 4, 2016

So the MPC expect inflation to overshoot target and still cut rates and expanded QE #BankofEngland pic.twitter.com/pkgAjzXV39

— Charlie Blagbrough (@CharlieBlags) August 4, 2016

Carney not taking prisoners here – very blunt on what banks should do in writing to their customers now to say rate cuts are passed on

— Andrew Montlake (@montysblog) August 4, 2016

Mark Carney: "The banks have no excuse not to fully pass on this [0.25%] rate cut." Will the banks obey this however – and how quickly?

— Debbie Staveley (@bClear) August 4, 2016

@dominikymd That was my issue with the move now…

— Andrew Montlake (@montysblog) August 4, 2016