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The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has cut Stamp Duty for 200,000 homebuyers to stimulate the property market a day after the Bank of England (BoE) has raised the UK base interest rate from 1.75% to 2.25% to combat inflation and warning that the country “may” already be in recession. A recession is officially measured by two negative growth quarters, which has not yet been recorded. The independent BoE move follows the Federal Reserve’s 0.75% hike this week. UK borrowing costs are now at their highest levels since 2008 putting pressure on mortgage holders and the housing market. The new rate rise alone could add up to £690 per annum or £57 per month to an average variable rate mortgage (on top of previous rate rises), although not all lenders follow the BoE base rates. Watch video on YouTube - https://youtu.be/8d2RYNaV5jM How high will interest rates go? The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets in less than two week on 3 November and could be forced to raise rates again. The markets expects rate