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17 resultsfor “impact of Iran war on mortgage costs”

Business

Mortgage rates show signs of falling after Iran war peak

impact of the Iran war. Money markets are reacting to hopes of a long-term truce in the war so the recent rapid rise in borrowing costs has halted and is now starting to reverse

BBC NewsApr 17
Business

Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues

impact on borrowers and savers, as well as the investment and hiring decisions of businesses. Upheaval created by the war in Iran has pushed up the cost of mortgages

BBC NewsApr 29
Politics

Voters will judge Trump on the economy - how is it doing?

impact of the Iran war, in particular March's inflation figures, dashed any hope of an imminent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The central bank kept its base rate, which affects mortgage

BBC NewsMay 2
Politics

Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout

impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets. Landlords in England would be banned from raising rents for a limited period of time under the proposals, which are being debated within government as part

The Guardian WorldApr 27
Politics

How the Iran war is hitting the UK

mortgage costs and higher food and fuel prices amid a continued cost-of-living crisis. Luke Bartholomew, deputy chief economist at fund manager Aberdeen, said the UK economy is “particularly badly exposed to the Iran

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 29
Business

Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze

costs as a result of the Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, [the Guardian revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout) on Monday

The Guardian WorldApr 28
Business

Bank bosses called to meeting with Reeves over impact of Iran war on UK economy

impact of the crisis in the Middle East triggered by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran. The chief executives of HSBC, [Barclays](https://www.theguardian.com/business/barclay), Lloyds, NatWest and Santander have been asked

The Guardian WorldApr 19
Business

Coles adds 20c to the price of milk as war in the Middle East pushes up Australian grocery costs

war on Iran. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) One litre of Coles brand fresh milk has risen from $1.65 to $1.85, with two litres up from

The Guardian WorldApr 22
Business

UK long-term borrowing costs reach 28-year high

war in Iran. The 30-year UK bond yield peaked at around 5.78%, while the 10-year yield peaked at around 5.1%. Rising yields on government bonds mean the government will face higher debt interest

BBC NewsMay 5
Business

'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war

costs than they would have expected previously," he adds. The interest on an average [five‑year fixed rate mortgage is now 5.7%](https://www.moneyfactsgroup.co.uk/media-centre/consumer/higher-for-longer-outlook-boosts-savings-returns/), up from [4.95% before the war began](https://moneyfactscompare.co.uk/news/banking/bank-of-england-base-rate-february-2026/),

BBC NewsApr 27
Business

UK house prices jump despite impact of Middle East conflict

impact of Middle East conflict House price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to [Nationwide](https://www.theguardian.com/business/nationwide).

The Guardian WorldMay 1
Business

Mortgages, bills and jobs: Five takeaways from the Bank of England meeting

Iran war changed that. Although the Bank [held rates this month](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7p89mp2rjo), it has signalled that rises could come later this year. Because of "uncertainty around the severity and duration" of the war

BBC NewsApr 30
Business

Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold at 3.75%

impact of the Iran war. The Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to leave borrowing costs on hold at noon on Thursday, after its latest rate-setting meeting. The vote

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Business

UK homebuyers face worst mortgage affordability since 2008, data shows

Iran war, which has helped push up the cost of mortgage deals and means that many people taking out a mortgage face paying hundreds or even thousands of pounds more than before the conflict

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Business

'There were letters I didn't want to open': Rise in unpaid debt court cases

impact of the war in Iran pushing up energy prices in the coming months. "When's it ever going to end?" he says. "We can't just keep going and going and going. "If your

BBC NewsApr 30
Business

‘It’s quite distressing’: rate rise brings new pain for would-be homebuyers

mortgaged homeowners, but also to those hoping to break into the property market like Dani Hunterford and her husband. They have been saving for a deposit but have been left frustrated as another rate hike

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be

impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East

BBC NewsApr 18