{"id":524239,"date":"2026-04-11T00:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524239\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:08:16","slug":"have-you-lost-a-uk-mortgage-deal-or-seen-your-mortage-rate-increase-we-would-like-to-speak-to-you-mortgages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524239\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you lost a UK mortgage deal or seen your mortage rate increase? We would like to speak to you | Mortgages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/us-israel-war-on-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the Middle East<\/a> is also being felt far beyond the region, with the conflict undermining broader business and consumer confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">One aspect of this has been the impact on the UK mortgage market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Spooked by surging oil prices and inflation fears, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2026\/apr\/01\/iran-war-higher-mortgage-payments-uk-households-bank-of-england\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lenders pulled hundreds of mortgage products <\/a>within 48 hours of the outbreak of war, replacing them with more expensive deals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">According to Halifax, average UK house prices fell by 0.5% in March, with demand affected by higher mortgage rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We would like to speak to people who have lost mortgage deals or those affected by more expensive rates. Maybe you have put house buying on hold. What will this mean for you? What are you doing to cope with any changes ?<\/p>\n<p>Share your experience<\/p>\n<p>You can share your responses in the form below or by messaging us. We won&#8217;t use your submission without contacting you first.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. 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