{
  "id": 18320399,
  "title": "What does the UK interest rate rise mean for homeowners and savers?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/what-does-the-uk-interest-rate-rise-mean-for-homeowners-and-savers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/what-does-interest-rate-rise-mean-for-homeowners-and-savers-mortgages"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "First rate rise for more than three years leaves millions facing rise in mortgage payments Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, taking the base rate to 4%. It is the first rate rise for more than three years, leaving millions of households facing a sharp rise in mortgage payments.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}