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Mortgage rates hitting affordability!

Mortgage rates hitting affordability!

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Jul 01, 2024
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In a monumental and unforseen piece of news……..

According to Nationwide, high mortgage rates means that affordability is still "stretched" for many home buyers.

The average house price is now £266,064.

The average Gross UK Salary is £35,724.

That works out at a ratio of 7.44.

That ratio will be higher given that we are only looking at the Gross Salary and no…

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