Mortgages
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How will recession affect the UK?
Today's Big Question Inflation set to hit 13% by end of year as UK on course for recession, warns Bank of England
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Affordability test scrapped: what ‘huge’ mortgage rule change means for buying a house
Talking Point Bank of England cuts red tape on mortgage approval process despite soaring inflation
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Interest rates: why the long era of ever-cheaper finance is finally over
feature Bank of England is warning that hikes are ahead as inflation soars
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Home equity release: what the experts say
feature Market weathervanes, blessed release and ERCsome charges
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The Week Unwrapped: Mortgage penalties, waste and femcels
podcast Should mortgages cost more for inefficient homes? Can companies be shamed into cutting wasted stock? And has the incel movement spread to women?
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The house price boom in five charts
feature Demand continues to outstrip ‘stock-starved’ housing market
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Mortgage rates heading for ‘biggest surge’ since 2008
feature Homeowners to be hit by interest hikes as Bank of England tries to rein in inflation
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How the new low-deposit mortgage scheme works
feature Government vows to turn ‘Generation Rent’ into ‘Generation Buy’
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RBS offers coronavirus mortgage holidays
Speed Read Taxpayer-owned bank follows measures taken in virus-struck Italy
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Mortgage approvals leap to the highest level for five years
Speed Read December's healthy figures couldn't stop an overall fall for 2019
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Interest rate rise: how will it affect you?
In Depth Mortgage holders facing payment hikes as Bank’s rate hits 0.75% - the highest in almost a decade
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Bank of Mum and Dad ‘feels the pinch’
Speed Read Parents are lending less money to their children but are still ‘prime movers’ in UK housing market
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'Mortgage prisoners': are borrowers being unfairly held on expensive loans?
Speed Read Regulator to investigate reports of homeowners being refused loans that would reduce mortgage costs
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Mortgage tricks to avoid – and what to do instead
In Depth New rules have made mortgages harder to come by, but trying to trick the banks could backfire
By Ruth Jackson Published
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