BOE Rate Hike Would Hit a Fifth of Existing U.K. Mortgages

  • Consumers already squeezed by rising food and fuel prices
  • Markets anticipate first post-pandemic rate rise by February
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A Bank of England interest-rate increase would hurt a fifth of existing mortgage holders, heaping misery on households already struggling with higher food and fuel costs.