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www.westendermagazine.com | 45<br />
Happy 20th Anniversary<br />
Independent Mortgage Store<br />
Paul McGowan loves life on the ever<br />
changing Byres Road – lucky, since<br />
he’s been at No.93 since he set up the<br />
Independent Mortgage Store 20 years ago!<br />
‘We opened on the 28th April 1998,’ says<br />
Paul. ‘From the moment we opened the<br />
doors we have been busy. Laura Carson,<br />
my office manager, has worked with me the<br />
whole time which is very rare in this industry.’<br />
Gerry Hughes joined early in 2017 as a Senior<br />
Mortgage and Protection Broker – bringing<br />
35 years of industry expertise with him.<br />
company small and strong with a great bond<br />
to our loyal clientele.’<br />
Mortgage interest rates have of course<br />
peaked and troughed over those years. On<br />
the 2nd November 2017 the Bank of England<br />
raised the base rate from 0.25% to 0.5% - the<br />
first rate rise in over a decade. It is likely to<br />
rise twice more over the next three years,<br />
according to Bank of England governor Mark<br />
Carney. Paul’s team are currently ensuring<br />
that their existing clients are on the best and<br />
lowest rate possible to keep their costs down.<br />
Paul adds, ‘We are literally a small family<br />
unit that has bonded together. The benefit<br />
to our clients is that they have had the same<br />
team looking after them over the decades. In<br />
many cases when we meet clients to review<br />
their mortgage it’s like meeting up with an<br />
old friend and catching up with their news.<br />
It’s the overriding benefit to keeping the<br />
WIN! Independent Mortgage Store,<br />
in conjunction with Two Fat Ladies at<br />
The Buttery, are offering one reader a<br />
three course meal with a bottle of house<br />
wine, plus a welcoming glass of fizz, for<br />
four people*. To enter simply ‘like’ their<br />
Facebook page and state what anniversary<br />
they are celebrating by 31st May ‘18. *Ts&Cs<br />
apply.<br />
Are you now one of the estimated four million<br />
people still languishing on the higher variable<br />
rate? See how much you could potentially<br />
save, call the Independent Mortgage Store.<br />
Independent Mortgage Store<br />
93 Byres Road G11 5HW<br />
0141 337 3393<br />
independent-mortgage-store.co.uk
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