Volatility continues in the mortgage market with frequent product changes across the board. This is due to lenders pricing a set amount of money for lending at a given price based on current costs and then have to predict what the short term future cost to them will be for future money. To maintain a healthy margin between the cost and the lending price, lenders have to make a judgement on the future price which can be inaccurate if the markets do not react in a predictable way. Many experts still believe that the Bank of England base rate will peak at 5.75% and then slowly reduce throughout 2024 and 2025 as inflation continues to fall back towards the target of 2%.
Spotlight On: Mortgage Affordability
When referring to ‘mortgage affordability’, many people immediately think of monthly mortgage payments. However, in the mortgage world, this term can also refer to the