First interest rate rise in 10 years adds to UK mortgage burden

Bank of England's raised cost of borrowing, from 0.25% to 0.5%, may add 22 a month to average variable interest rate loans

Millions of homeowners face higher mortgage payments after the Bank of England said it could no longer tolerate the inflation level and announced the first increase in interest rates in more than 10 years.

Despite weak growth and mounting uncertainty over the terms of Britain's exit from the EU, Threadneedle Street increased interest rates to 0.5% from 0.25% on Thursday, reversing emergency action taken immediately after the Brexit vote.

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