First Rate Mortgage Solutions, 14 Neptune Court, Cardiff (2026)

18/04/2026

Major lenders make rate reductions as markets take some heart from a possible truce in the Iran war.

18/04/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx2q86lgpo

Major lenders make rate reductions as markets take some heart from a possible truce in the Iran war.

21/03/2026

The mortgage market is facing its most significant disruption since the 2022 mini-budget, with over 600 deals withdrawn in just three weeks following the start of the conflict in Iran.

As "Trumpflation" and Middle East tensions drive inflationary concerns, the Bank of England has held the base rate at 3.75%, causing popular sub-4% fixed-rate loans to almost entirely disappear.

With 1.2m homeowners approaching the end of fixed deals in the next six months, experts are now advising borrowers to secure rates early to navigate this sudden "mortgage shock."

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21/03/2026

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The mortgage market is facing its most significant disruption since the 2022 mini-budget, with over 600 deals withdrawn in just three weeks following the start of the conflict in Iran.

As "Trumpflation" and Middle East tensions drive inflationary concerns, the Bank of England has held the base rate at 3.75%, causing popular sub-4% fixed-rate loans to almost entirely disappear.

With 1.2m homeowners approaching the end of fixed deals in the next six months, experts are now advising borrowers to secure rates early to navigate this sudden "mortgage shock."

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18/12/2025

The Bank's governor says interest rates are still trending downwards, but decisions around future cuts will be "a closer call".

18/12/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4d8p1gj2et

The Bank's governor says interest rates are still trending downwards, but decisions around future cuts will be "a closer call".

30/09/2025

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George Katimertzis has never lived in the UK. Four years ago, the Greece-based investor didn’t have any property here either. Now he owns 16 buy-to-let homes across the northeast of England.

Having made his first purchase in 2022, Katimertzis, who has worked in real estate investment for 22 years, now earns gross rental yields (rental income as a percentage of a property’s value) of about 10% across all his homes.

“I researched places like France and Germany and decided that the UK was the best place to invest,” he said. “It has some of the strongest rules of law around property, clear land ownership structures, and well-defined landlord and tenant rules. The rental yields are also really good, especially in the northeast”

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