The autumn budget is almost here, with the financial market shifting in anticipation for it.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have been struggling to plug the £50 billion black hole since gaining power, with worries any changes to tax could spark further rises in mortgage rates.

Brokers have urged borrowers not to delay locking into a fixed-rate deal, as HSBC is the latest major lender to announce a wide range of increases to its residential mortgage rates from tomorrow.

They said lenders are reacting to higher gilt yields and stubborn inflation but are also increasingly jittery about the forthcoming budget.

Adam Stiles, Managing Director at London-based Helix Financial Partners, said November 26th is already casting a long shadow over the mortgage market: “HSBC have fol

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