Mortgage holders 'doing it tough': survey

More than a quarter of mortgage holders have had their loan repayments rise by at least six per cent (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

More than a quarter of Australian mortgage holders have seen their home loan repayments rise by more than six per cent since the start of the year.

That's according to research from online financial broker Savvy, which found 25.7 per cent of respondents witnessed repayments lift by above six per cent, while 18 per cent saw repayments tick up between three and 10 per cent.