article_snippet.sent: Battle between lenders has intensified in recent months, plunging home loan rates to lenders lowest in history.
article_snippet.sent: But the mortgage wars will erupt again next week after HSBC announced a 1.99 per cent interest rate on a five-year fix.
article_snippet.sent: The battle between lenders has intensified in recent months, plunging home loan rates to lenders lowest in history .
article_snippet.sent: The mortgage war has erupted six years after the Bank of England slashed the Bank of England base rate to a historic low of 0.5 per cent to try to boost economic growth during the financial crisis.
highlights_snippet.sent: Battle between lenders has intensified recently, causing rates to plummet .
  