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Mortgage approvals to home buyers edged up in December – Bank of England figures

One property expert described the start of 2025 as ‘upbeat’.

Evening Standard

Lenders expect mortgage demand to shrink in early 2025, Bank of England finds

The latest survey findings point to the financial strain on households against a backdrop of continued inflationary pressures, one expert said.

Evening Standard

Mortgage approvals to home buyers reach highest level since summer 2022

Re-mortgaging also ticked up for the third month in a row in October, the Bank of England said.

Evening Standard

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Major lenders hike some mortgage rates despite fall in base rate

The changing outlook for interest rates and rises in swap rates which are used to price home loans have had an impact, some experts said.

Evening Standard

Mortgage approvals for house purchase steady in June, says Bank of England

The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers remained at about 60,000 in June, the Bank’s Money and Credit report said.

The Independent UK

Value of outstanding mortgage balances with arrears at highest level since 2014

The value of outstanding mortgage balances with arrears increased by 4.2% from the previous quarter to £21.3 billion.

The Independent UK

Consumer credit borrowing increases at fastest annual rate in five years

The annual growth rate for consumer credit was 8.6% in November, the highest rate since September 2018, according to the Bank of England.

The Independent UK

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The major lenders announcing new mortgage rate cuts

First Direct is making mortgage rate cuts of up to 0.40 percentage points and Halifax is cutting rates by up to 0.46 percentage points

The Independent UK

Mortgage approvals slump as ‘autumn housing market pick-up fails to materialise’

Some 43,300 mortgages were approved for house purchase in September, marking the lowest monthly total since January 2023.

The Independent UK

Defaults rates on mortgages and credit cards set to increase, lenders predict

Lenders reported that default rates on mortgages had already increased in the third quarter of this year.

The Independent UK

Value of mortgage balances with arrears rises by 28.8%

Strong wage growth could help to slow home repossession rates, experts said.

The Independent UK

£9bn boost for Isa savings in April as new tax year started

Higher savings rates and frozen tax thresholds mean protecting savings from tax is a top priority, one expert said.

The Independent UK

First-time buyers ‘may need to lower ambitions’ as rates hiked further

The latest Bank of England base rate rise will add around £49 per month to the average tracker mortgage.

The Independent UK

£50-a-month jump in average tracker mortgage costs following rate rise

The increase adds up to more than £600 extra in mortgage costs over the course of a year.

The Independent UK

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