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Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK, STV News, and BBC Business are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC Business
Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
- Picked up by STV News
Mortgage misery as average five-year deal hits 6% for first time in three years
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.