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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Halifax cuts mortgage rates in new hope for home buyers

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Homeowners bracing for their two-year fixed mortgage deals to end could be spared thousands of pounds in higher interest repayments after major lenders kicked off the new year by slashing rates.

Rapid rises in the Bank of England’s base rate over the past two years from historically low rates to their current 15-year high of 5.25 per cent have fuelled anxiety for tens of thousands of homeowners whose time to renegotiate expiring fixed-rate deals is approaching this year.

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