Mortgages
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Mortgage rates and house prices fall
Sub-4% mortgages are re-emerging but Halifax says steeper house price falls are due
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Mortgage lending to fall to lowest growth in a decade
Wider tightening by banks causes loans to businesses to fall by 3.8%
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New mortgages fall to financial crisis levels
Approvals were down 23% in December and are around half the five-year average
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Residential cash buyers at highest level for eight years
Almost 40% of purchases so far in January have been mortgage free
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Mortgages consume 40% of take home pay
The rate has risen from just 30% a year ago, while in London it is closer to 67%
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Mortgage approvals lowest in two years
Economists were expecting 55,000 approvals in November, but new mortgages fell to 46,100
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High-LTV mortgages pulled over negative equity fears
TSB has said it will not offer 90% mortgages over concerns that prices will fall 10% by 2024
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Quarter of homeowners fear default, warn Lib Dems
The party wants a £3bn mortgage protection fund to protect families
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Lenders hold back on high LTV mortgages
Around 60% of loans have been withdrawn as banks scrap 95% products
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Mini-Budget U-turn fails to halt mortgage rises
Lenders have said they will still put up rates despite calmer markets
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Prepare for potential defaults, Santander warns
The bank is putting aside more cash to cover defaults as customers start to fall behind on payments
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Mortgage rates rise above 6%
High loans mean payments will take up 25% of household income