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Mortgages

July 2024

  • A colourful terrace house in Berkshire

    Number of agreed UK house sales over past month ‘up 15% on 2023’

    Buyers not fazed by election or Euro 2024, says Rightmove, as ‘gamechanging’ interest rate cuts anticipated
  • Colourful row of period cottages in Oakham, Rutland

    UK house prices remain subdued for third successive month

    Sales average £288,455 in June but recent cuts in mortgage rates offer hope for market, says Halifax
  • Graham and Lisa stand with their arms round each other with their dog on the driveway of. a brick bungalow

    The no-deposit mortgage that lets tenants buy the home they live in … with a gift from the landlord

    Under a ‘concessionary purchase’, property owners can agree a cut-price sale to incumbent renters to save costs

June 2024

  • a terrace of brightly painted homes

    Barclays and HSBC to cut fixed-rate mortgage deals

    Other lenders likely to follow suit as analysts say cuts of up to 0.31 percentage points could fuel ‘summer of savings’
  • Wages of first-time buyers have not kept pace with the rise in house prices and interest rates.

    Mortgage of first-time buyer tops £1,000 a month as house prices and rates rise

    Average monthly payment has risen by 61% since 2019, pushing borrowers into smaller homes or ultra-long loans
  • a postman delivers mail at a new-build housing estate

    UK house prices stabilise as rising wages and consumer confidence steady market

    Average price of a home dipped by 0.1%, says Halifax, bringing cost of typical property down to £288,688

May 2024

  • Coloured houses in Bristol

    UK house prices return to growth as market ‘shows signs of resilience’

  • Banknotes and bank cards held up in a black leather wallet

    Are consumers any better off after 14 years of Conservative government?

  • Row of houses on a street, with a 'sold' sign outside first house

    Three UK banks announce cuts to cost of fixed-rate mortgages

  • Boutique by Shelter charity shop in Highgate, London.

    Brief letters
    Pa-rental guidance benefits charities

  • Are 25-year UK mortgages a thing of the past?

  • Rise in ultra-long mortgages ‘poses risk to UK retirement prospects’

  • Savills says UK house prices will rise this year in U-turn on earlier forecast

  • UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a row

April 2024

  • Nationwide building society on a high street with pedestrians walking past

    Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties

  • Barclays logo on a bank close up

    Barclays profits tumble 12% as UK interest rates hit mortgage demand

  • Signage at a branch of Lloyds bank

    Lloyds profits fall as competition for mortgages heats up

  • Signs mark homes being sold or available for sale in London

    Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’

  • Observer business agenda
    Even a ‘rate shock’ for British mortgage borrowers may not help the banks

  • ‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home

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