Mortgage expert on the impact of the Iran war on UK interest rates in 2026
Mar 16, 2026
The war in Iran is pushing up UK mortgage rates.
The growing view is that the Bank of England will hold interest rates at its next meeting - despite predictions only a few weeks ago that we could be in for another cut.
That has resulted in an increase in mortgage rates and even caused a large number of mortgage products to be withdrawn from the market entirely.
Joining City AM's Simon Hunt is Adam French, Head of Consumer Finance at Moneyfacts
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