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Chancellor to hold talks with bank chiefs amid mortgage rate surge

The Chancellor is to meet with the UK’s banks and building societies amid turmoil in the mortgage sector sparked by the mini-budget market chaos. Kwasi Kwarteng will sit down with senior executives from high street lenders and the largest challenger ...

06 Oct 2022 at 09:33

Personal Finance

Average two-year fixed-rate mortgage hits 6% for first time since 2008

The average two-year fixed-rate mortgage on the market has breached 6% for the first time since 2008. The last time the average two-year fixed-rate home loan was 6% or more was in November 2008, when it was 6.31%, Moneyfacts.co.uk said. Across all ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:44

Truss defends Government record amid concerns about rising interest rates

Liz Truss has said the Government will do “what we can” to support households over the coming months, amid growing concerns about the pressure rising interest rates will put on millions of people across the country. The Prime Minister insisted ...

04 Oct 2022 at 12:59

UK house price growth slows to 11-month low

UK house prices rose by 7.8% annually in June as growth slowed sharply in the face of pressure on households and rising interest rates, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that growth pulled back ...

17 Aug 2022 at 12:32

City

Persimmon reports strong housing demand despite revenue slump

Persimmon has hailed “strong demand” for its new homes despite posting a fall in revenues and profits for the past six months. The housebuilder provided a positive outlook for investors despite wider signals of a slowdown in housing demand ...

17 Aug 2022 at 13:23

Ireland

Ministers defend Robert Troy over omission of property sale from official list

Ireland’s deputy leader Leo Varadkar has said that he has confidence in the junior minister in his department after it emerged he did not officially declare a property in Co Westmeath that he sold in 2018. Minister for Higher and Further ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:44

Inflation fuels jump in Government debt costs as borrowing hits £4.9bn

Interest payments on Government debt jumped by almost 40% last month as rocketing inflation continues to add to state borrowing, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Government borrowing hit £4.9 ...

19 Aug 2022 at 16:01

Home

Ministers defend Robert Troy over omission of property sale from declarations list

Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar has said that he has confidence in the junior minister in his department after it emerged he did not officially declare a property in Co Westmeath that he sold in 2018. Minister for Higher and Further ...

17 Aug 2022 at 22:33

Tory leadership tax cut promises ‘hard to square’ with UK’s future, experts warn

Promises of tax cuts made by the Conservative leadership candidates are looking increasingly implausible, experts have warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said “permanent tax cuts” could exacerbate pressures on the ...

18 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Jump in mortgage approvals in August is ‘calm before the storm’

The number of home-buyer mortgage approvals increased sharply in August, to the highest level since January, according to the Bank of England. But experts said the jump in loan approvals is likely to reflect people trying to ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:05

Bank ‘should hold emergency meeting’ amid the threat of a further pound plunge

The Bank of England should consider holding an emergency meeting and look to act “promptly and forcefully” on interest rates to head off the threat of a further run on the pound, its former deputy governor has warned. Sir ...

27 Sept 2022 at 15:40

City

Bellway delivers record housing revenues but cuts selling price outlook

Housebuilder Bellway has notched up record half-year housing revenues but cut its outlook for property selling prices over the year ahead. The Newcastle-based group said housing revenues rose 13% to more than £3.5 ...

09 Aug 2022 at 09:57

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