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Gulf ceasefire builds hopes for lower mortgage rates
Improved market sentiment has fed into rate expectations, but Capital Economics’ Ruth Gregory warns mortgage costs are unlikely to fall quickly.
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Fixed rate mortgages now cheapest since Liz Truss ‘Mini Budget’
Rachel Springall at Moneyfacts says lenders have reduced their two and five-year rates to their lowest since the disastrous Budget of 2022.
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Falling mortgage costs ‘set to boost housing market’
Property industry has welcomed news that average mortgage rates have dropped below 5% amidst Budget gloom.
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Rental market
Major buy-to-let lender offers sub 3% rate to landlords
The Mortgage Works is now offering a two-year fixed deal at 2.99%, although brokers point to the hefty 3% fee.
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Mortgage rates fall to lowest price in nearly two years
The recent cut in the base rate by the Bank of England has encouraged lenders to reduce their mortgage prices.
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Industry welcomes five-year fixed mortgages dipping below 4%
Nationwide has become the first lender to reduce its five-year fixed mortgage rate below 4%, at 3.99%, for many months, with more expected to follow.
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Bank of England decision maker urges interest rate cut
Swati Dhingra, who sits on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, says now is the time to "stop squeezing living standards".
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Housing Market
MORTGAGES: Lenders cut rates as hopes rise of BoE reduction
Increased expectations that the Bank of England will cut the base interest rate next month prompt lenders to reduce mortgage costs.
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KPMG: Bank of England ‘will cut interest rate four times this year’
KPMG says Governor Andrew Bailey and the Bank of England must cut interest rates quickly or the economy will suffer.
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Inflation boost could be ‘starting gun’ for mortgage cuts
Ben Thompson of the Mortgage Advice Bureau says the lowest inflation figure in more than two years might ease mortgage pressures.
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