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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chiara Giordano

Warning house prices could fall by 15% as banks hike mortgage rates

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House prices could fall by as much 15 per cent as mortgage providers hike interest rates to levels not seen since the financial crisis, experts have warned.

As analysts began predicting the Bank of England’s base rate, currently standing at 2.25 per cent, would have to rise to as high as 6 per cent next year, some lenders began pulling their fixed-rate mortgage deals amid the uncertainty.

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