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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Phillip Inman

Soaring interest rates to cost UK mortgage holders £12bn in extra payments

Rows of housing in London, England.
More than 1.6m homeowners are expected to re-finance the fixed rate loans this year. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Soaring interest rates will cost UK mortgage holders £12bn in extra payments, according to a leading thinktank which said the impact will be felt mostly by young families.

In a report that emphasised the dramatic impact of higher borrowing costs, the Resolution Foundation said the Bank of England’s 12 consecutive rates rises since December 2021 had already cost homeowners £4.2bn, with about £8bn more in extra payments likely over the next couple of years.

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