Mortgage rates should fall following the Bank of England's decision to keep its key interest rate on hold, brokers say. So far the response has been muted, with the Nationwide the only major lender to reduce mortgage rates since the Bank's announcement was made...

Mortgage rates, which recently touched a 15-year high, have cast a long shadow over the finances of potential buyers. It is the same for existing homeowners, about 1.5 million of whom will see their current mortgage deal expire by the end of next year. Many will have...