Posted on by

U.K. Inflation Remains Stuck at 8.7 Percent



Share

Last month, the central bank warned that many mortgage holders had not experienced the cost of higher interest rates yet. About 1.3 million households are expected to reach the end of their fixed-rate term by the end of the year, prompting a reset in the rate that applies to their loan. And the average mortgage holder in that group will see their monthly interest payments increase about 200 pounds ($255) a month, or £2,400 over the course of a year, if their mortgage rate rises 3 percentage points, which is what mortgage quotes suggested last month, the bank said.The additional financial s …

Read More