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Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money market…

Key facts

  • Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money market…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:39:37 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years

  2. Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years

Sources

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