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![Rate cut hopes and housing optimism rise after Labour’s first week](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock as Bank of England advised not to cut rates in August](/upload/images/shutterstock_1011273016.jpg)
One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buckle Up - two thirds of mortgage business coming in H2](/upload/images/shutterstock_2318414109.jpg)
Brokers can look forward to a strong second half of 2024, according to an industry leader. Rob Jupp, group chief executive at...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Millions of borrowers clueless about Interest Rates and their debt](/upload/images/shutterstock_2261764233(2).jpg)
More than a quarter of people are in the dark about interest rates and how much they pay, a new survey...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Home Ownership Revolution thanks to election - agency's view](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1).jpg)
The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes this week, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals....
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning from Bank of England - mortgage payments up for millions](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
Some 3m UK households are to be hit with further increases in mortgage repayments over the next two years, the Bank...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers deterred by over-strict mortgage rules - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1015072978.jpg)
New research from the Intermediary Mortgage Landers Association suggests that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest-only mortgage holders show no signs of undue stress](/upload/images/shutterstock_1819794776.jpg)
Data from UK Finance suggests that interest-only mortgage holders are showing no obvious signs of distress despite interest rates remaining high. There...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lending plummets to 30-month low - but Better To Come](/upload/images/shutterstock_2048038904%20-%20Copy.jpg)
Total mortgage lending sat at just £50.5 billion during the first quarter of 2024, the lowest level seen since interest rates...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Impact - why rates are volatile for mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Interest rates for borrowers have been volatile over the past six months, despite no change to the Bank of England base...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates Begin To Fall - will Bank of England follow suit?](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2001.jpg)
The European Central Bank has cut its key deposit rate to 3.75% - so moving faster than the Bank of England...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning that interest rates will stay 'higher for longer' this year](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2001.jpg)
Higher-for-longer interest rates are likely to remain for the rest of this year, warns the deVere Group, an independent financial advisory...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates depress mortgage approvals in spring market](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2005.jpg)
Official Bank of England figures shows that net mortgage approvals for house purchases totalled 61,100 in April, little changed from 61,300...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer loan applications soar - now biggest sector of mortgage market](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%201.jpg)
Applications from first time buyers have grown by 33% so far this year with FTBs now making up a higher proportion...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election unlikely to impact property market revival - new figures](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%202.jpg)
Analysis by an estate agency shows that since the 1980s, house prices have climbed by an average of 5.4% in the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Warning - Rate Cut on Ice and Lending Slows](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2001.jpg)
There’s a warning that the general election campaign will probably mean that the interest rate cuts hoped for in June will...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![High Interest Rates push buyers into smaller property purchases](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2003.jpg)
An online agency has analysed current housing market listings to see which types of home are most in demand from England’s...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lending set to double next year - new figures](/upload/images/24%2005%2013%20%2001.jpg)
UK mortgage lending is forecast to grow just 1.5% (net) in 2024, according to the latest EY ITEM Club Outlook for...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate impact on Mortgages - a six month analysis](/upload/images/24%2005%2013%20%2003.jpg)
Interest rates for borrowers have shown mixed signs of both rises and falls over the past six months. Moneyfactscompare has analysed...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Arrears edge upwards - latest official figures from UK Finance](/upload/images/24%2005%2013%20%2004.jpg)
UK Finance’s latest arrears and possessions data shows a modest three per cent rise in homeowner mortgages in arrears to 96,580...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mutual cuts rates twice in a week, against the trend](/upload/images/24%2005%2007%20%2002.jpg)
The Hinckley & Rugby building society has announced two cuts to rates across its mortgage range in short order. After rate cuts...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prices of flats rising faster than any other property type](/upload/images/24%2005%2007%20%2003.jpg)
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning of missed mortgage payments growing in number](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2004.jpg)
A new survey suggests that almost half a million Britons are set to miss a mortgage payment in the next six...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds and Barclays profits drop as mortgage competition surges](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2005.jpg)
Lloyd’s pre-tax profits were just £1.6 billion between January and March, down from £2.3 billion for the same period last year. The bank...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock as major mortgage lenders increase rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2001.jpg)
Five major lenders - NatWest, Barclays, Accord, Leeds Building Society and HSBC - have all announced rate increases so far this...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lending plummets ahead of expected summer surge](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2004.jpg)
Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let mortgage changes across wide range of products](/upload/images/240422%20%2003.jpg)
There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record long mortgage terms for first time buyers](/upload/images/24%2004%2017%20%20%2001.jpg)
An analysis of government house price data by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests the typical mortgage term for a first time...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the latest trends in UK lending and borrowing](/upload/images/24%2004%2017%20%20%2002.jpg)
A new report reveals the latest trends in UK lending and borrowing, compiled by lending software company Lenvi. The most notable trends include...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Monthly House Price Fall for Six Months](/upload/images/24%2004%2015%20%20%2005.jpg)
UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market shows sign of improvement despite high rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2010%20%2003.jpg)
UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![April Mortgage’s long-term deals win additional exposure](/upload/images/240404%20%2003.jpg)
Legal & General Mortgage Club has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving additional exposure to April’s long-term fixed-rate remortgage...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Analysis shows long term rebalancing housing market](/upload/images/240327%20%2002.jpg)
The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![New analysis shows busiest cities for buyers in today’s housing market](/upload/images/24%2003%2020%20%2003.png)
Analysis from estate agency Yopa reveals that while the London market may be the worst performing in terms of house prices, it...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Dip in demand for new builds as interest rates keep buyers at bay](/upload/images/240311%2004.png)
Homebuyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped. Demand dropped 1.1 per cent in the last quarter according to analysis by easyMoney of...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTL fixed rates plummet as product choice rises again](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2003.jpg)
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Innovative new trackers aim at buy to let and development investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2004.jpg)
Hampshire Trust Bank has launched a limited edition two year discounted Flex tracker across its buy to let and semi-commercial offerings....
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage volumes plummet for older borrowers](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%2005.jpg)
There were 29,060 new mortgages taken out by older borrowers over 55 in the last three months of 2023 - down...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will stable inflation prompt a rate cut? Or will the Bank stick?](/upload/images/24%2002%2021%20%2005.jpg)
Diverse views have emerged from financial services figures in response to last week’s news that the headline rate of inflation remained...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Virgin Money sees long-term mortgage improvements despite recent dip](/upload/images/240214%2003.jpg)
High street bank Virgin Money UK says there is light at the end of the tunnel for mortgages and the housing...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Octane Capital issues a brutal warning on mortgage rates](/upload/images/240214%2005%20%20by%20Jonathan%20Samuels.jpg)
By Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of specialist property lender Octane Capital, writes: The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates on...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revolutionary new mortgage product sees rates fall as LTV improves](/upload/images/240212%2001.jpg)
There’s been widespread speculation that the UK is just weeks away from seeing the launch of a Dutch mortgage product with...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Worrying rise in mortgage arrears and repossessions - new data](/upload/images/240212%2004.jpg)
UK Finance says there were 93,680 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance in...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender’s internal data reveals shocking fast-growing arrears](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2001.jpg)
Global intelligence company Pepper Advantage, which has a portfolio of over 100,000 UK residential mortgages, says there’s been a dramatic increase...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide’s shock rate rise may not be the only one - warning](/upload/images/24%2002%2005%2001.jpg)
At the middle of last week Nationwide slashed its rates to the most competitive of all in the current lenders price...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Market Bounce drives housing market recovery](/upload/images/24%2002%2005%2003.jpg)
The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers seek larger deposits - help may be on the way](/upload/images/24%2001%2029%2003.jpg)
New research from Aldermore suggests that some 55 per cent of prospective first time buyers are currently seeking to raise a...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Growing interest in longer-term mortgages - but borrowers pay dearly…](/upload/images/24%2001%2029%2004.jpg)
The number of mortgages with over 30-year terms sold to UK borrowers jumped 13 per cent in the year to end...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Negative effects of mortgages on housing market “overstated” - claim](/upload/images/24%2001%2029%2005.jpg)
The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock government figure means likely delays to first rate cut](/upload/images/24%2001%2022%2002.jpg)
There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England chief warns of ‘future shocks’ derailing recovery](/upload/images/24%2001%2015%2002.jpg)
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is warning that ‘future shocks’ may yet derail economic recovery. In a session with MPs at...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society warns it may stop lending on holiday lets](/upload/images/24%2001%2010%2001.jpg)
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide’s Warning - no housing market rebound likely in 2024](/upload/images/24%2001%2010%2003.jpg)
There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England Will Cut Rates sooner rather than later, say experts](/upload/images/24%2001%2008%2002.jpg)
A poll of leading economists for London-focussed business newspaper City AM reveals that some believe a Bank of England base cut...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hit hard by Soaring Mortgage Costs - new data](/upload/images/24%2001%2003%20%2004.jpg)
Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Rates lead to fewer moves from London in 2023](/upload/images/23%2012%2027%205.jpg)
The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Britain dropped back sharply in 2023, following two years of...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers Speak Out - key industry issues for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%201.jpg)
Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![2024 - forecasts on lending, buy to let, arrears and possessions](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%202.jpg)
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Falling swap rates indicate lower mortgage rates - eventually](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%203.jpg)
Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, after figures show that average swap...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alarm Bells Ring as mortgage arrears shoot upwards](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%204.jpg)
The Bank of England says there was £18.8 billion of mortgage borrowing in arrears in the third quarter of this year. That’s...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates - year ends on optimistic note as brokers hope for better 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2018%202.jpg)
With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords to expand portfolios in 2024 despite huge increase in costs](/upload/images/23%2012%2018%205.jpg)
Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unpredictable interest rates could spell upheaval for housing market](/upload/images/23%2012%2013%204.jpg)
A new survey - going against the trend of other housing market studies - suggests that house prices could rise six...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Grinch! No Christmas cheer in Q3 UK Finance sentiment survey](/upload/images/23%2012%2011%205.jpg)
There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![OBR warns house prices to fall further before market recovery](/upload/images/23%2011%2029%2002.jpg)
The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide’s slashed rates means price war goes on to end of year](/upload/images/23%2011%2027%2001.jpg)
Nationwide has reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.43 per cent across its New Business, Switcher, Additional Borrowing, Existing Customers...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords ‘Hit Harder Than Others’ by interest rate hikes - claim](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2022%201.jpg/2023%2011%2022%201__400x253.jpg)
The research chief at lettings agency Hamptons says it’s likely that landlords have been hit harder by high interest rates than...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lender warns rates must drop further and faster to boost housing market](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%204.jpg/2023%2011%2020%204__399x210.jpg)
The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Interest Tax Relief must be reinstated - agency boss speaks out](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%205.jpg/2023%2011%2020%205__400x267.jpg)
The chief executive of Winkworth estate agency chain says this week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords reduce borrowing amidst rising rates](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362.jpg/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362__400x267.jpg)
The nation’s landlords are responding to higher levels of mortgage interest rates by cutting their borrowing. The research comes from specialist property...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are lawyers holding up housing transactions?](/upload/images/23%2011%2015%202.jpg)
Some 45 per cent of homebuyers cited in a survey say slow property lawyer response time is a key pain point...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning: Mortgage growth to hit 10-year low amid economic headwinds](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%201%20shutterstock_98277620.jpg/23%2011%2013%201%20shutterstock_98277620__400x267.jpg)
The EY Item Club is warning that the UK is set to experience the slowest two-year mortgage growth in a decade. EY...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Amazing interest-free mortgage help scheme introduced by government](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%204%20shutterstock_2348525463.jpg/23%2011%2013%204%20shutterstock_2348525463__400x247.jpg)
Homeowners in Wales who are struggling with their mortgages could get loans that are interest-free for the first five years under...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unique mortgage affordability tool launched by digital broker](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%201.jpg/23%2011%2008%201__400x268.jpg)
A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Dire borrowing and credit data from Bank of England](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%203.jpg/23%2011%2008%203__400x193.jpg)
There’s been an alarming set of figures in the Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit report, which relates to September. Net...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Equity Release begins long haul back to normal market conditions](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%204.jpg/23%2011%2008%204__400x265.jpg)
The equity release market has seen growth for the first time in 12 months with quarterly increases in both new customers...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Base Rate on Hold - what it means for mortgages](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2006%204.jpg/23%2011%2006%204__399x266.jpg)
The Bank of England has held base rate at 5.25 per cent, with most analysts saying this is likely to be...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lender gives dire warning about UK house price future](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2001%201.jpg/23%2011%2001%201__400x267.jpg)
The UK's largest mortgage lender expects house prices to fall this year and next before rising in 2025. Lloyds Banking Group -...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers ‘need to offer more support to hard-pressed landlords’](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2001%202.jpg/23%2011%2001%202__400x267.jpg)
Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Only - another surge in demand online](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2025%2001.jpg/23%2010%2025%2001__400x291.jpg)
Searches for interest-only mortgages rose a hefty 51 per cent in the past month as buyers seek to improve affordability. Research data...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Record mortgage debt repayments as equity release “changes market”](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2025%2003.jpg/23%2010%2025%2003__400x254.jpg)
UK mortgage holders are repaying record amounts of mortgage debt, according to the Equity Release Council. But the ERC claims high levels...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Debt Prompts Think Tank To Demand Policy Overhaul](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2025%2004.jpg/23%2010%2025%2004__400x242.jpg)
Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. That’s the view of...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Crisis for Landlords With 40% Higher Payments](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2023%2002.jpg/23%2010%2023%2002__399x266.jpg)
Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, which equates to an extra...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Skipton in “unprecedented move” to shake up residential mortgages](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2016%2001.jpg/23%2010%2016%2001__400x267.jpg)
Skipton Building Society has made what some brokers call an “unprecedented move” by offering rates for existing borrowers switching products starting...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Defaults Rising - and there’s likely to be worse to come](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2016%2002.jpg/23%2010%2016%2002__399x266.jpg)
Analysts suggest that mortgage lending is likely to fall over the rest of 2023 with both demand and supply dropping thanks...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates Are Redefining Housing Market - Nationwide](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2011%2001%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2011%2001%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
The Nationwide says high interest rates are helping to redefine the housing market in terms of transaction volumes and choices of...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Many More 35-Year Mortgages - new figures show surge](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2011%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2011%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__399x266.jpg)
New data from Experian reveals that one in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Millions of Borrowers Struggle with Mortgage Payments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![What Next After A Year Of Mortgage Mayhem?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Average rate on five-year fixed deal is sub-6% for first time in months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s Beginning To Look A Lot… like a Christmas mortgage crisis](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2025%202.jpg/23%2009%2025%202__400x267.jpg)
Half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas or...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![One More Rate Rise? Or Is This It For Now?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2018%201.jpg/23%2009%2018%201__399x266.jpg)
The jury is out as to whether there will be a rate rise this week when the Bank of England Monetary...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Four in 10 borrowers will be retired when their mortgages mature](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2013%203.jpg/23%2009%2013%203__400x254.jpg)
Equifax data has found that 41 per cent of live mortgages in the UK are held by customers who will be...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Damage - huge regional variations to housing market](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2006%202%20Interest%20Rate%20Damage%20-%20huge%20regional%20variations%20to%20housing%20market.jpg/23%2009%2006%202%20Interest%20Rate%20Damage%20-%20huge%20regional%20variations%20to%20housing%20market__400x272.jpg)
The impact of higher interest rates isn’t felt equally across the country, according to data from the Halifax. Despite recording one of...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK Finance Review shows how borrowers cope with higher rates](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2006%203%20UK%20Finance%20Review%20shows%20how%20borrowers%20cope%20with%20higher%20rates%20.jpg/23%2009%2006%203%20UK%20Finance%20Review%20shows%20how%20borrowers%20cope%20with%20higher%20rates%20__400x400.jpg)
UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers Issue Warning Over ‘Cut Price’ Housing Market](/upload/images/23%2008%2030%202%20Brokers%20Issue%20Warning%20Over%20%E2%80%98Cut%20Price%E2%80%99%20Housing%20Market.png)
Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top lender reveals how rate hikes have hurt housing market](/upload/images/23%2008%2028%202%20Top%20lender%20reveals%20how%20rate%20hikes%20have%20hurt%20housing%20market.png)
High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...
28 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Borrowers switch to lump-sum repayments and fixed rate products](/upload/images/23%2008%2023%201%20%20Compliance-2-400x310.png)
UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed rates and lump-sum payments as interest rates rise, according to new research by Butterfield...