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              UK mortgage rates

              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                UK economy
                UK debt market sell-off threatens mortgage pain for households

                Some 700,000 borrowers face jump in repayments when fixed-rate deals end this year

                Terraced houses in the Cliftonwood district of Bristol, England
              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                UK property
                UK mortgage approvals fall in November

                Unexpected decline interrupts recovery in housing market activity

                A woman looking at houses for sale in the window of an estate agents
              • Friday, 29 November, 2024
                UK mortgage market perks up as refinancing burden eases

                Bank of England data highlights impact of decline in interest rates

                Estate agent ‘For Sale’ and ‘Sold’ signs outside residential properties in Dorking
              • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
                UK economy
                Rentiers rule, OK?

                Bank Rate works in mysterious ways

              • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
                Cheapest UK mortgage deals hit by rise in government borrowing costs

                Barclays pulls best-priced home loan rate with other lenders set to follow suit

                Skyline of Denmark Hill and City of London behind
              • Monday, 30 September, 2024
                UK house prices
                UK house prices rise at fastest pace in two years

                Average price now just 2% below all-time high of mid-2022

                Estate agent signs
              • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
                Lloyds Banking Group
                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
              • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
                Credit card debt hits UK mortgage affordability

                Outstanding card balances on the rise as interest rates remain high

                A pile of assorted credit cards
              • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
                UK house prices
                UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a row

                Nationwide data reflects impact of recent rise in mortgage rates

                A street of semi-detached houses in Guildford, UK
              • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
                UK economy
                UK mortgage approvals hit 18-month high in March, says Bank of England

                Official data suggests property market recovery is continuing despite recent rise in quoted rates

                A ‘sold’ sign is seen in outside a house on a residential street in Reading, west of London on March 7 2024
              • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
                Mortgages
                High mortgage rates lead to rise in lending scams

                More prospective homebuyers are falling victim to offers of financing that are too good to be true

                Woman looking at advertisements in an estate agents window
              • Tuesday, 2 April, 2024
                UK mortgage approvals hit 17-month high, says Bank of England

                Data from central bank beats forecasts as separate Nationwide figures show unexpected drop in house prices

                An employee removes an advertisement for a sold property from the window of an estate agent in Guildford, UK
              • Friday, 1 March, 2024
                UK house prices
                UK house prices post first annual increase in more than a year

                Higher than expected rise in February as mortgage rates ease

                A woman looks at houses advertised in an estate agent’s window
              • Thursday, 29 February, 2024
                Mortgages
                UK mortgage approvals surge to highest level since October 2022

                Data suggests residential house market is recovering as squeeze from higher borrowing costs eases

                People walk past an estate agent in London
              • Monday, 19 February, 2024
                Remortgaging
                Mortgage lending to older UK borrowers slumps

                Higher interest rates hit the market for the over-55s

                Homes in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London
              • Monday, 29 January, 2024
                UK politics
                Ex-minister blames mortgage rise for his quitting UK government post

                George Freeman warns politics becoming unaffordable and says £118,300 salary not enough to cover home loan payments

                George Freeman
              • Thursday, 18 January, 2024
                Mortgages
                UK lenders report sharp rise in mortgage demand expectations

                Bank of England survey shows improved property market outlook as borrowing rates fall

                An estate agent adjusts a sign in a display window
              • Thursday, 18 January, 2024
                UK house prices
                UK house prices fall at fastest pace in more than a decade

                ONS data shows biggest drop in London and reflects impact of high interest rates on property market

                Victorian residential housing in South London
              • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
                Persimmon PLC
                Persimmon sells more homes than expected as mortgage rates ease

                FTSE 250 housebuilder says it sold nearly 10,000 new homes in 2023 but warns of uncertain year ahead

                A house in Colchester, UK, with a Persimmon-branded sign in front of it
              • Friday, 5 January, 2024
                Lex
                Mortgage rate cuts need not squeeze bank profit margins Premium content

                Intense competition can be expensive but lower funding costs could lessen the pain

                Man looking in window of estate agent
              • Friday, 5 January, 2024
                UK house prices
                UK house prices rise for third consecutive month, Halifax data shows

                Supply shortage pushes property valuations to highest level since March last year

                Estate agent signs outside an apartment block in Brighton, East Sussex
              • Thursday, 28 December, 2023
                Rich People’s ProblemsJames Max
                You only live once, so I need two mortgages

                I could reduce my debts by selling assets, but where’s the fun in that?

              • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
                UK house prices
                UK house prices fall at fastest pace in more than a decade

                ONS data shows biggest drop in London and points to impact of high interest rates on property market

                Houses pictured in south London
              • Friday, 15 December, 2023
                UK house prices
                UK house prices likely to fall further in 2024, say mortgage lenders

                Stubbornly high borrowing costs continue to stall property market, analysts warn

                A woman passes a real estate agent office
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