More than half of UK first-time buyers paying more for mortgage than they did for rent
<p>Hamptons says figure of 56% is highest in at least a decade, with mortgage rates rising since start of Iran war</p><p>A majority of first-time UK buyers now pay more towards their monthly mortgage bills than they used to pay in rent, the estate agent Hamptons has found.</p><p>Last month 56% of first-time buyers said their monthly mortgage bills exceeded their previous rent, the highest proportion in at least a decade, according to Hamptons. They paid £39 more on average.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/19/uk-first-time-buyers-paying-more-mortgage-rent">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Hamptons says figure of 56% is highest in at least a decade, with mortgage rates rising since start of Iran war</p><p>A majority of first-time UK buyers now pay more towards their monthly mortgage bills than they used to pay in rent, the estate agent Hamptons has found.</p><p>Last month 56% of first-time buyers said their monthly mortgage bills exceeded their previous rent, the highest proportion in at least a decade, according to Hamptons. They paid £39 more on average.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/19/uk-first-time-buyers-paying-more-mortgage-rent">Continue reading...</a>