Mortgage & finance news
Bank of England announcements, UK mortgage and housing headlines, and the world economic news that feeds through to UK mortgage rates. Updated continuously from public news feeds.
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How this news affects your mortgage
UK mortgage pricing follows expectations rather than today's headlines alone. Fixed rates track swap rates — the price lenders pay to fix their own funding — which move on inflation data, Bank of England guidance and global bond markets. Tracker and standard variable rates move more directly with Bank Rate.
Nothing on this page is financial advice or a recommendation, and we don't forecast rates. Use the headlines as context, then model the numbers yourself with our affordability calculator or check our published rate assumptions.