Mortgages
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Mortgage defaults rise at fastest pace since 2009
Lenders warn that defaults will increase over the next quarter
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Bank raises concerns over 35-year mortgages
Lending of 35-year mortgages has risen from 4% to 12%
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Mortgage arrears leap
Arrears balances have risen by 28.8% to £16.9bn
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Lender gets go ahead for 30-year fixed mortgage loans
New UK lender Perenna has been cleared by the FCA
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Mortgage bills to rise by £17bn next year
More than 90% of mortgage holders will refix deals at worse rates by the general election
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Mortgage costs force Londoners out of capital
Some 30% of Londoners buying outside the capital in H1 were first-time buyers
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Surge in ultra-long mortgages for first time buyers
Taylor Wimpey says number of buyers using 36-year-plus loans has quadrupled to 27%
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More lenders lower mortgage rates
NatWest, Halifax and Virgin Money say they will make cuts this week
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Surprise rise for mortgage approvals
Approvals up from 51,000 to 54,700 last month, but still below pre-pandemic average
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Lenders follow HSBC to lower mortgage rates
Nationwide, Barclays, TSB and a slew of smaller lenders have cut loan costs
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HSBC becomes first big lender to cut mortgage rates
Others will follow as bank lowers rates
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Ministers could go Dutch over mortgages
Netherlands-style long-term, fixed-rate loans are being considered by the Treasury