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Mortgages

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK interest rates
    UK property market buoyed by interest rate cut

    Homebuying expected to pick up this autumn as confidence returns, say analysts

    A woman looks over properties at an estate agents in London
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Property sector
    The Bank of England’s Catch-22

    How higher rates really can drive higher inflation

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK house prices rise more than expected in July

    2.1% year-on-year increase comes as BoE cuts benchmark rate to 5%

    A For Sale sign outside a property in Bristol
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    NatWest Group
    NatWest sues ex-GM unit for €155mn over financial crisis-era deals

    UK bank brings case over securitisation of loans that US group sold in mortgage push

    A NatWest logo seen through trees
  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Become a landlord? You’re better off putting your money in the bank

    The latest data suggests buy-to-let purchases are down, mortgage lending has dropped off and the sector is shrinking

  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Lloyds Banking Group PLC
    Lloyds chief says steep mortgage rate rises are over

    UK’s biggest mortgage lender expects home loan prices to stabilise as demand eases

    A sign above a Lloyds bank branch in Enfield, UK
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    Banco Santander SA
    Santander’s UK profits fall as it courts mortgage customers

    Spanish bank posts record quarterly results but UK stands out as weak spot

    A pedestrian passes ATMs at a Santander bank branch in London
  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    UK property
    Nationwide first big lender to offer sub-4% mortgage deal in months

    Rate will only be available to buyers and not customers switching home loan products

    Residential housing in south-east London
  • Sunday, 21 July, 2024
    UK banks
    Northern Rock ‘mortgage prisoners’ sue TSB

    Sabadell-owned lender took on home loans of former customers of failed UK bank

    Northern Rock signage
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    UK mortgage rate cuts gather pace

    Brokers anticipate the cheapest rates will drop below 4 per cent before the end of the year

    A Savills estate agents ‘For Sale’ sign
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    Property sector
    Eurozone household loan demand rises for first time in two years

    Falling house prices and lower borrowing costs drive increase in take-up for mortgages and consumer credit

    Newly built homes in Germany
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    UK property taxation
    UK holiday let owners move to business rates system as council tax soars

    Authorities trying to encourage local buyers are losing out

    A view over the sea, beach and coastline of Sidmouth, Devon
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    UK prime property
    Why more are making the great move north

    The south’s sky-high house prices and population pressures are prompting more UK professionals to relocate

    Line drawing of a car piled high with household belongings, including sofa, toilet and dog, and a sign pointing to the north
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK house prices unexpectedly rise in June

    Property market shows signs of stabilising ahead of anticipated interest rate cuts from Bank of England

    Residential properties in Guildford
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    North American prime property
    Are younger Americans rejecting the homeowning dream?

    Meet the millennials who have done the math and say renting property is better for their finances and flexibility

    Diagram showing a home with a for sale sign connected to broken pipes, boilers and toilets, and an upmarket room with a to let sign connected to planes, money and eating out
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    Bank of England warns homeowners of mortgage pain to come

    Typical borrower coming off fixed-rate deal by end of 2026 will pay £180 more a month

    Houses in Denmark Hill, London
  • Monday, 24 June, 2024
    Barclays cuts mortgage rates with other UK lenders expected to follow

    Banks expected to improve fixed-rate deals ahead of forecast Bank of England rate cut in August

    A young woman looking at properties for sale in the window of an estate agents in Edinburgh
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Remortgaging
    Borrowers kept on hold by Bank rates decision

    Lenders remain cautious over mortgage rates

    Bus passengers pass the Bank of England in the City of London
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Banks
    Falling euro mortgage rates attract British second home buyers

    Cheaper loans in France and Spain follow cut in ECB rate

    Bird’s eyE view of Briancon in the French Alps
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Commercial property
    Rating agencies give high marks to bonds financing defaulted properties

    Securities backing single commercial buildings are popular with investors but several have failed to live up to top ratings

    1407 Broadway in New York
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK mortgage rates
    Credit card debt hits UK mortgage affordability

    Outstanding card balances on the rise as interest rates remain high

    A pile of assorted credit cards
  • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Early repayments shrink China’s mortgage-backed securities market by 65%

    Property owners rush to pay down debts or refinance at lower rates in absence of other investment options

    Aerial view of a residential complex in Nanjing, China
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    UK property
    Does it make more sense to buy or rent a property in the UK?

    On average, buying a home with a capital and interest mortgage is 11 per cent more expensive than renting

    A street with a row of lettings signs
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    UK mortgages in arrears hit near 8-year high

    Bank of England data points to continuing impact of high borrowing costs on households

    Terraced houses in London
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Should you rent or buy a home?

    FT Money wants to hear from readers in a rent or buy dilemma

    A street of semi-detached houses in Lambeth, south London
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