UK mortgage rates rise to highest level for a month
Renewed tensions in the Middle East feed through to the costs faced by lenders, pushing up borrowing costs.
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- Primary source: BBC
- Published: Jul 23, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC
- Coverage area: World
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- Topic signals: developing story metadata
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