UK borrowers warned: the days of cheap mortgages are over

As interest rate changes are coming ‘thick and fast’, owners may face big rises in their repayments

The era of record low mortgage rates looks to be over, borrowers were warned this week, with the government’s independent forecasters predicting costs will rise rapidly over the next two years.

Inflation predictions from the Office for Budget Responsibility, (OBR) released alongside Wednesday’s budget, suggest that the cost of servicing a mortgage could grow by 5.6% next year and 13.1% the year after, as increases in the Bank of England base rate are passed on to borrowers.

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