The Mortgage Market in May 2026: What Home Buyers Need to Know

A practical guide to what has changed, what is likely to change next, and the steps you should be taking right now to protect your position. Published 13 May 2026 | MJP Conveyancing If you are buying a home in the spring of 2026, you are doing so in a mortgage market that has changed substantially in the space of weeks. The picture that was emerging in late 2025, of steady rate cuts, falling fixed…