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

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

Homeowners whose mortgages directly track the Bank of England base rate will see around £50 per month added to their costs typically, according to industry calculations. The Bank of England raised the base rate by 0.50 percentage points on Thursday, ...

04 Aug 2022 at 16:10

Personal Finance

Confidence that now is a good time to buy a home ‘at lowest level since 2008’

Consumers’ confidence that now is a good time to buy a home has slumped to its lowest level since at least 2008, as households expect to make significant sacrifices to cope with surging living costs, according to building societies. Strong house ...

17 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Personal Finance

One in 20 employees ‘could not cover bills for a week if they lost their income’

One in 20 (5%) employees say they would not be able to cover their living costs for one week if they lost their main source of income, according to a report. One in six (15%) would not be able to last a month, the research from the Building ...

11 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Personal Finance

Third of savers ‘keep most of their cash in a current account’

Around a third (34%) of people with savings hold most of this money in a current account, according to a survey which indicates they could be missing out on better returns elsewhere. Many current accounts do not pay any interest on the ...

18 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Life

Are you due a cash windfall? The ‘lost’ funds people are missing out on and how to claim

A cash windfall would be a very handy thing to have as households feel the pinch – but many people may have no idea that they are missing out on significant sums of money. Whether it’s sitting in an account that’s long been forgotten ...

25 Aug 2023 at 07:30

Personal Finance

One in five people ‘putting off major purchases as households cut back’

More than half (54%) of people are reducing their energy use and nearly a third (31%) plan to cut back on essentials such as food and clothing, a survey has found. Around half (51%) are cutting back on “non-essentials” such as ...

16 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Personal Finance

Only one in seven people thinks now is a good time to buy a home – survey

Just one in seven people thinks now is a good time to buy a house – one of the lowest confidence ratings recorded by building societies in nearly 15 years. While 14% of people think now is a good time to buy a property, 47% ...

19 Dec 2022 at 10:13

Personal Finance

Choice of savings products reaches 12-year high, website finds

The choice of savings products has reached its best level in more than a decade, according to a financial information website. Moneyfacts counted 2,014 savings deals, including Isas, available in July – the highest total ...

16 Jul 2024 at 11:15

Personal Finance

Average first-time buyer needs a household income of £60,600, Zoopla finds

The average first-time buyer needs a household income of more than £60,000 to get onto the property ladder, according to calculations by a website. Zoopla estimated that the typical first-time buyer needs earnings of ...

20 Jun 2024 at 06:44

Personal Finance

Growing proportion of first-time buyers ‘think now is a good time’ to purchase

The proportion of first-time buyers who believe now is a good time to purchase a property has doubled over the past year, according to research for a body representing building societies. A third (33%) of first-time ...

06 Feb 2025 at 06:54

Personal Finance

Reeves says she wants ‘right balance’ on cash Isa deposit limits

The Chancellor has said she wants to create “a culture … of retail investing” to achieve “better returns” for UK savers amid reports she could cut the limit on cash Isa deposits. Rachel Reeves met senior City ...

20 Feb 2025 at 16:43

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