HSBC launches lowest mortgage rate on market as 3.5pc loans edge closer
Earlier this month, the central bank reduced its headline Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5pc. With this month’s...
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Brits snap up lower mortgages as BOE cut boosts market
Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's biggest high street lenders are continuing to slash borrowing costs after the...
UK house asking prices fall £5,708 in August, but experts predict big boost after Bank of England rate cut
UK house asking prices fell by more than £5,700 in August, but the Bank of England rate cut has sparked...
Mortgage rates slashed below 4pc in fresh price war
Robert Gardner, chief economist at Nationwide building society, said: “Most people take out fixed-rate mortgages, which are largely driven by...
House prices rise at highest rate since January
House prices had remained stagnant in the three months to July, Halifax said. The lender’s data showed house prices are...
How a Labour government could affect house prices
AS voters head to the polls today, it is widely expected that Labour will come out on top.But what does...
UK house prices rise in June despite high mortgage rates, says Nationwide
THE average UK house price rose by 0.2% month on month in June despite mortgage rates remaining high.The modest monthly...
The typical newly built house in the U.S. is shrinking
Thana Prasongsin | Moment | Getty ImagesBuyers want smaller homesSmaller homes help slash building costs, but much of the trend...
How Britain’s property market recovery was stopped in its tracks
Ironically, when the Bank of England does cut rates for the first time, the impact on mortgage rates is likely...
UK housing market returns to pre-pandemic size
The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size in the year to March 2024, analysis from Savills has...
