UK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives

The sums lenders charge to secure the best rates have risen in the past five years – and can make a loan much more expensiveHow looser affordability rules may widen UK home ownershipThe spring months are typically the busiest of the year in the housing market as buyers mobilise and sunshine adds to a property’s kerb appeal.However, today’s buyers – and those remortgaging – need deeper pockets than a few years ago. Not only does the average mortgage rate start with a