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…
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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 propertiesLeading 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’‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home
When Richard Wise* moved from London to Margate in Kent three years ago, he did not expect to move again any time soon. But the…
View More ‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing homeSalary sacrifice: how British workers can take home more by getting paid less
No, it’s not a delayed April fool: putting in a request to have your wages cut may actually result in you being better-off at the…
View More Salary sacrifice: how British workers can take home more by getting paid lessUK 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’UK house prices rise by 1.5% in biggest increase for 10 months
An increase in buyer demand and stronger house sales during March have combined to push the average UK home’s asking price up by a further…
View More UK house prices rise by 1.5% in biggest increase for 10 monthsHow 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 pulledMortgage reforms have excluded first-time buyers, say UK building societies
Mortgage reforms introduced after the 2008 banking crisis have “tilted too far” in support of financial stability to the point that first-time buyers are being…
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