Budget 2026 Raises the Bank Surcharge to 6%: Why Lenders Warn Mortgages Could Get Dearer and What It Means for Kingston upon Thames Buyers (October 2026)
A single number buried in the Autumn Budget could quietly reshape what Kingston upon Thames buyers can afford next year: 6%. That is the new rate of the bank corporation tax surcharge announced on 28 October 2026, and within a day commentators were warning it could push up the cost of a mortgage, a worry […]
