In the Mortgage Lender's recent quarterly survey, they have seen that the housing price boom is set to slow. They found that people were expecting interest rate increases which is holding them back from committing to a new mortgage.
Our view:
We have also seen many banks and building societies starting to withdraw their fixed rates.
Why? Quite simply they do not want people to lock into lower rates for a period of time.
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