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The two-year fix isn’t advice. It’s a diary entry

5.98%. That was the average two-year fix on 5 October, according to Moneyfacts, the highest since mid-December 2023. The average five-year fix: 6.00%. On those averages the gap is about £3 a month on a £250,000 repayment mortgage over 25 years. Less than a sandwich. So,...

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