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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott, Zoe Wood and Rowena Mason

Homeowners warned of ‘significant’ rise in UK interest rates

Women look in an estate agent's window
A rise in interest rates will affect borrowers on variable rates, those whose fixed-rates are coming to an end and those seeking a new mortgage. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA

Britain’s homeowners have been warned to brace themselves for a “significant” increase in interest rates from the Bank of England in response to Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting mini-budget last week.

Huw Pill, Threadneedle Street’s chief economist, added to the concerns of millions of mortgage payers who have already seen hundreds of home loan products pulled by lenders in anticipation of a big increase in the cost of borrowing.

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