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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Esther Addley

Wednesday briefing: How to solve the UK’s mortgage mess, as interest rates rise again

An aerial view of terraced houses in south west London.
An aerial view of terraced houses in south west London. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Good morning. Some call it a catastrophe. Others prefer crisis, “ticking timebomb” or a plain, old-fashioned nightmare.

Whichever disaster movie term you prefer, this week’s news from the UK mortgage market is not at all good, with lenders’ interest rates soaring and millions of homeowners facing a huge jump in their monthly payments when their fixed-rate terms expire.

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