Middle East war darkens outlook for UK house prices, survey says

The outlook for UK house prices deteriorated sharply in February, as the rise in oil and gas prices worsened expectations for ...
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Commonwealth Bank delivers grim prediction for Australians with a mortgage

Commonwealth Bank has joined other major banks in revising its cash rate forecast, now expecting the RBA to lift the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points next Tuesday, followed by another increase in ...

Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis

More than 500 lending products pulled in biggest single upheaval since Liz Truss’s mini-budget in 2022 ...
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Mortgage rates go above 5% on Iran conflict: Costs to rise for million Britons who need to remortgage this year

The typical two-year fixed rate mortgage has gone above 5 per cent for the first time since last summer, as lenders re-price higher in the wake of the Iran conflict. The average two-year fixed rate ...

Mortgage rates hit 5% and deals slump after latest Iran war fall-out

The average cost of a two-year fixed rate mortgage has topped 5% again, while hundreds of home loan deals have been pulled since the Middle East conflict erupted ...

Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil

Turmoil in the UK mortgage market is at its most intense since the mini-Budget of 2022, figures suggest, as the average rate on two-year fixed deals rose above 5%. The rate is at its highest level ...

Mortgage rates soar above 5% as market hit by most turbulent days since Truss mini-Budget

Nearly 500 mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market in recent days as the Middle East conflict triggers ...

M&S joins Aldi and Lidl with new pay rise - and it comes into force in April

Marks and Spencer will increase hourly pay to £13.41 for 55,000 UK shop floor staff from April in an inflation-beating wage boost ...

Will interest rates rise after surge in oil prices over Iran-US war?

The potential consequences of the rising oil and gas prices include potentially higher food and goods costs, higher fuel prices and, if the situation is prolonged, an increase to mortgage deals ...

'I'm a mortgage expert - my message to the 1.8m homeowners coming off fixed rates'

Homeowners are being urged to act amid an increase in mortgage rates due to the conflict in the Middle East. A mortgage expert has warned that borrowers "cannot afford to sit back and hope rates will ...

Iran war could push inflation up by 1% as households face soaring energy bills

Following military action by the US and Israel in Iran, experts predict that UK inflation will end the year one percentage point higher than previously expected. Ten days into the conflict, petrol ...

UK households issued mortgage warning over Iran war

High street lender TSB said it will put mortage rates up across all fixed rate deals by 0.5% from Wednesday, March 11, just 24 hours after confirming a 0.15% hike. TSB is among a number of mortgage ...