BoE upped the base rate in December, but only a handful of savers have felt the benefit

LONDON (CU)_In December last year, the Bank of England decided to lift the base rate to 0.25 per cent, from the historic low of 0.1 per cent. This prompted hopes that it would be passed on to customers, but only a handful of savers have felt the benefit so far.

It has been more than five weeks since the central bank…