Mortgage arrears
UK lenders fear spike in mortgage defaults as cost of living hits home
Bank of England survey shows lenders expect steep rise in borrowers failing to make monthly repayments
Phillip Inman
19, Jan, 2023 @1:03 PM
Nationwide sets aside £108m for bad loans as borrowers face surging costs
Building society says it expects relatively few of its customers to default on repayments in cost of living crisis
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
18, Nov, 2022 @12:35 PM
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey proposes £300-a-month mortgage grants
People struggling with higher mortgage costs after disastrous Tory mini-budget should get help, he says, just as banks helped in 2008
Michael Savage Policy editor
06, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
Bank of England warns mortgage defaults to rise in months ahead
Survey of lenders paints gloomy picture of new deals drying up and end to ‘golden era’ of cheap mortgages
Julia Kollewe
13, Oct, 2022 @3:54 PM
UK’s 13-year housing market boom to end in 2023, surveyors predict
RICS report says rise in repossessions will add to supply while soaring interest rates price buyers out of market
Mark Sweney
12, Oct, 2022 @11:01 PM
Kwarteng considers extending mortgage guarantee scheme
Initiative may continue beyond December as bank bosses raise concerns over mortgage market
Kalyeena Makortoff and Rupert Jones
06, Oct, 2022 @4:15 PM
UK house buyers ‘left powerless’ as mortgage deals hang in balance
Chancellor’s mini-budget sees home loans withdrawn and purchasers left in limbo
Jess Clark and Jedidajah Otte
02, Oct, 2022 @7:00 AM
More than 40% of mortgages withdrawn as market reels after mini-budget
Lenders began pulling products on Monday as they struggled to price products amid financial uncertainty
Phillip Inman
29, Sep, 2022 @1:23 PM
What does the Bank of England interest rate rise mean for you?
From first-time home buyers to credit card users, we look at how your finances may be affected
Rupert Jones and Hilary Osborne
04, Aug, 2022 @12:04 PM
UK housing market forecast for 2022? Busy, but less frenetic
Rightmove says strong buyer demand will carry into new year but ‘frenzied’ market of Covid pandemic to ease as more owners look to sell
Rupert Jones
13, Dec, 2021 @12:01 AM
Barclays’ error has trashed our credit ratings
The bank falsely claims our mortgage repayments are late, and can’t seem to rectify the mistake
Miles Brignall
05, Oct, 2021 @6:00 AM
UK homeowners repay £1.4bn more mortgage debt in July than they borrow
Tapering of stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland fuels drop in housing market activity
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
31, Aug, 2021 @2:10 PM
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