UK house prices have fallen unexpectedly in April for a second consecutive month, according to the building society Nationwide, as interest rate uncertainty and more…
View More UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a rowTag: Banks and building societies
Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties
Britain’s biggest building society has stopped granting mortgages on some properties where there is a high risk of flooding but said this affected only “a…
View More Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk propertiesBarclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customers
Some Barclaycard customers who only make the minimum repayment each month will take an extra decade to clear their debt and pay hundreds of pounds…
View More Barclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customersLeading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’
At least five leading lenders increased rates on their fixed mortgage deals on Tuesday in response to “market uncertainty”, adding to pressure on homebuyers and…
View More Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgeting
Each month 20,000 people tune in to watch 27-year-old Beth Fuller work out how to spend her salary. For a year and a half she…
View More ‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgetingUK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage ready
The weather is warming up, and so too is the property market, according to some reports – which may not be music to the ears…
View More UK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage readyDiary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’
I started looking into buying a property in June 2022 – partly driven by my parents, who thought the £2,040 a month I was paying…
View More Diary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’Nationwide faces mounting calls to give members say on Virgin Money takeover
The Nationwide building society is facing growing calls to give its 16 million members a say on its proposed £2.9bn takeover of high street rival…
View More Nationwide faces mounting calls to give members say on Virgin Money takeoverHow to survive UK mortgage turmoil as rates go up and deals are pulled
The average mortgage rate that UK homeowners are paying is set to rise steadily over the next three years, and peak at 4.2% in 2027,…
View More How to survive UK mortgage turmoil as rates go up and deals are pulledAs the Isa deadline approaches, it’s time to do your homework
It’s that time of year again, when savers are being pushed to use up the remainder of their Isa allowance. But even after 25 years, there…
View More As the Isa deadline approaches, it’s time to do your homework