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How High Can Mortgage Rates Go?

By Mr. Propwise Home buyers with loans pegged to the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) have recently had some unpleasant experiences with their ballooning mortgage repayments. First, we saw the three-month SIBOR rise above 1 per cent for the first time in six years. This means all loans pegged to it will start to re-price

Mortgage-free households on the rise

More properties were owned outright than with a mortgage among households in England for the first time in 2013-14, but renting is higher among the young, figures show.

UK mortgage approvals pick up in December, consumer credit slows

British mortgage approvals rose in December for the first time since June, the Bank of England said on Friday, suggesting that a steady slowdown in the number of loans for home purchases could be bottoming out. Data from the BoE also showed a sharp slowdown in December in borrowing by British consumers whose spending has driven the country's economic recovery. The BoE said mortgage approvals for …