UK mortgage costs pass mini-Budget highs

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The cost of two-year fixed rate mortgages in the UK has surpassed the highs reached in the wake of last autumn’s “mini” Budget, as lenders push up prices in response to interest rate increases.

Lenders have responded to rising interest rates and expectations of further tightening by ratcheting up the cost…