Mortgages  

Rate ‘euphoria’ is short-lived as lenders raise rates

“Many people have been holding off taking a new mortgage deal because they expected to get better. This may well happen but it might not be for a while.”

Strutt added it was “likely” that the other big providers will make changes over the coming days given the increase in the cost of borrowing.

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“Halifax is bucking the trend by lowering its rates as its competitors are putting them up,” he added.

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