A new mortgage price war is underway, with leading high street lenders cutting fixed-rate mortgage deals twice in a week in a bid to lure nervous buyers. The move comes as the housing market slows ahead of the November Budget, with borrowers delaying decisions amid uncertainty over potential tax changes and the next Bank of England rate move.
Banks Compete with Fresh Rate Cuts
In the past week alone, HSBC and TSB have both announced two rounds of fixed-rate reductions, while Barclays, Halifax, Santander, NatWest, and Skipton Building Society have followed suit. Santander has trimmed its fixed rates by up to 0.36%, and NatWest has introduced a two-year fix at 3.77%, while Barclays undercut competitors with a new 3.72% two-year deal for Premium customers holding deposits of at least 40%.
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Market Forces Behind the Price War
The recent wave of cuts follows sharp declines in gilt yields — the returns on UK government bonds — which dropped from 4.75% in mid-September to around 4.44%. Falling gilt yields allow banks to borrow more cheaply from wholesale markets, enabling them to offer lower rates to homebuyers. Market analysts suggest that the growing expectation of a Bank of England rate cut before year-end is further fuelling lender competition.
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