Average mortgage rates in the UK have flown past 5% as lenders scramble to respond to growing turmoil in the home loan market caused by the Middle East war. Nearly 500 mortgage deals have been pulled in the past 48 hours in what is the biggest upheaval since the aftermath of the 2022 mini-budget. Big high street names including HSBC, Nationwide, Halifax and Barclays are among lenders to have pushed through rate rises. On Wednesday morning, HSBC said a second round of price increases would take effect across a wide range of products from Thursday. “Recent days have been some
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