News in numbers


Betting the house 6.5% £201


BRICKING IT Half


How much the interest rate on the best fi xed-rate mortgage could rise to by July 2023, up from around 2.5%.


Money to the Masses


How many UK mortgage options were taken off the market, down from a peak of around 5,000, after lenders were scared off by soaring interest rates.


Forbes


The extra amount a homeowner on a fi xed-rate mortgage of £146,000 could pay each month thanks to rising interest rates.


CNN


7,700 £66m


S&P Global £371,158


The average cost of a property coming onto the UK market in October 2022. That’s 7.8% higher than the same time last year.


Rightmove The Guardian


The number of home repossessions are expected in the UK this year, a 267% increase.


A LOAD OF BANK £65bn


How much the Bank of England committed towards an emergency bond- buying programme, in an attempt to soothe worried investors.


CNN 1957


The last time UK government gilts witnessed a similar slump in price, following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget in September.


Reuters


How much Santander put aside for potential defaults in the second quarter of this year, up £14m from the fi rst.


96.6%


The rate of UK public sector net debt in August 2022, the highest since 1962.


Economics Help


Future Banking / www.nsbanking.com


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