Fighting like cat and dog over the economy
Such factors are beyond the power of UK interest rates to control. According to RBS ... to show through in slowing consumer borrowing, mortgage lending and house prices. For most of ... per cent of people taking out a home loan still opted for a fixed-rate deal ...
Britain facing 6 per cent interest rates
By Karen Attwood Interest rates in the UK should have to rise only one more ... the average interest rate on a fixed-rate mortgage was only 0.75 per cent higher than ... Bright, the chief executive of the internet home search site Propertyfinder, said: "Consumer spending is ...
Bank signals further rise in UK cost of borrowing
the probability of another quarter-point rise in UK base rates to 6%, and held out ... was sanguine yesterday on the issue of home repossessions which, according to figures last week ... figures last week from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, rose to their highest level since ...
Fed on US diet, Footsie shows big appetite to pile on the gains
which soothed investor fears over problems in mortgage and corporate loan markets. Closer to home, the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report ... "This is arguably the most positive the UK index has looked in a good few ...
Matthew Lynn: US not alone with sub-prime mortgage pain
a battering recently because of concerns about home mortgages in the United States. So which ... economy remains healthy. Not only does the UK face its own sub-prime crisis, it could ... US. The latest figures on debts and mortgage arrears in the UK make grim reading. ...
FTSE up as Fed and Bank boost
which soothed investor fears over problems in mortgage and corporate loan markets. Closer to home, the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report ... "This is arguably the most positive the UK index has looked in a good few ...
FTSE up as Fed and BoE boost; results support
which soothed investor fears over problems in mortgage and corporate loan markets. Closer to home, the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report ... "This is arguably the most positive the UK index has looked in a good few ...
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to take out equity release on my home in the UK to buy a place in Spain. Is ... Please give your age, income, family circumstances, mortgage and details of any savings and pension ...
Lack of deposit for home adding to costs
More than seven out of 10 mortgage lenders are hitting customers with higher lending ... higher lending charges if they have small home-buying deposits, new research has shown. Higher lending ... with a smaller deposit. Online mortgage firm mform.co.uk warned that the charges, which can be ...
Staff back from hols lose pay as plant shuts
wage is £185, so that means a take-home pay of £105. "God knows how I'll manage to pay my mortgage this month. Everybody is desperate to find ... Milton plant manufactures LCD televisions for the UK and European markets. It's JVC's only TV ...