The firm estimated the share of first-time buyers paying the tax will jump from 21% to 42%. The proportion of existing ...

Mortgage approvals slipped by 600 to 65,500 in February from a year ago, Bank of England data shows.   This follows a fall of ...

According to the latest figures from the Bank of England, net mortgage approvals for house purchases decreased by 600 to ...

Some 65,500 mortgage approvals for house purchases were recorded in February, which was around 600 lower than in January, the Bank of England said.

Gross mortgage lending amounted to £24.3bn in February, up from £21.7bn and the highest total since November 2022, when ...

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be increased by 1.5% for all taxes from 6 April 2025, the Labour Party ...

The Bank of England says the base rate is “the single most important interest rate in the UK”. While average mortgage rates ...

SANTANDER has become the first lender to make changes to its affordability testing to allow customers to borrow up to £35,000 ...

Although the upbeat UK data helped Pound Sterling find demand with the immediate reaction, the risk-averse market atmosphere ...

This comes as Premium Bonds big winners will be cut, with fewer £100,000 prizes will be available from the April 2025 draw. The prize winning fund rate is being slashed from 4% to 3.80% say Premium ...

Premium bond holders should prepare for more cuts to the prize fund rate this year, an expert has warned. The rate – which is the closest thing premium bonds have to an interest rate – is being ...

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be increased by 1.5% for all taxes from 6 April 2025. The HMRC interest rates for ...