11 days ago
Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business, 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 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
The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.
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 Business
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.