Banks are offering the lowest mortgage rates for first time buyers since records began in 1995 The Independent writes.
‘Interest rates on two and five-year deals have fallen to a 23-year low, according to the latest Bank of England figures.
People looking to buy a property with a 5pc deposit and take out a loan for the remaining 95pc could get a two-year mortgage with an interest rate of 3.33pc, down from 4.02pc a year ago.
For five-year mortgages, the average rate was 3.89pc at the end of October. It was 4.71pc in the same month the previous year.’
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