
The Big Mortgage Squeeze
The BBC’s cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith meets the homeowners feeling the squeeze as they come off cheaper fixed-rate mortgages and adjust to much higher bills.
Millions of Britons are now facing hefty rises in their mortgage payments, on top of a cost of living crisis. The BBC’s cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith meets the homeowners feeling the squeeze as they come off cheaper fixed-rate mortgages and adjust to much higher bills.
She also discovers that rate rises are helping to push up the cost of renting, as some landlords sell up and others pass on increased mortgage costs to their tenants. The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold in September, but the effects of 14 consecutive rate rises before that are just kicking in - and some of us are feeling the pain more than others.
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- Mon 9 Oct 202320:00BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Mon 9 Oct 202320:30BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Mon 9 Oct 202322:45BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 9 Oct 202323:45BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Sat 14 Oct 202301:45