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 monthsTag: Mortgages
How 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…
View More Mortgage reforms have excluded first-time buyers, say UK building societies‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financially
An annual gross income of £74,000 puts Scott, 28, a software engineer from Leicestershire, in the top 10% of earners nationally. But, he says, it…
View More ‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financiallySigns of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease
The housing market is expected to stage a recovery in 2024 after average UK house prices fell by only £4,000 last year, according to official…
View More Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls easeUK lender offers long-term mortgages that cut rates over time
A new lender is offering Dutch-style longer-term fixed mortgages where the interest rate comes down as the home loan is paid off. April Mortgages is…
View More UK lender offers long-term mortgages that cut rates over timeBank agrees payout over mortgages that ‘ruined lives’
One of Britain’s biggest high street banks has agreed a payout to settle a case involving “unfair” mortgages – giving hope to thousands of people…
View More Bank agrees payout over mortgages that ‘ruined lives’Cut your mortgage and credit card bills: how to reduce your debt for 2024
Cash in on the mortgage price war There was some much-needed good news this week for homebuyers and those whose current mortgage deal is about…
View More Cut your mortgage and credit card bills: how to reduce your debt for 2024UK house prices rise again but Halifax forecasts up to 4% drop in 2024
UK house prices rose for a third consecutive month in December amid a shortage of properties on the market, but are forecast to drop this…
View More UK house prices rise again but Halifax forecasts up to 4% drop in 2024HSBC joins mortgage rate-cutting drive with deals below 4%
HSBC has become the latest big UK lender to announce across-the-board mortgage interest rate cuts, with leading names announcing reductions of up to one percentage…
View More HSBC joins mortgage rate-cutting drive with deals below 4%