Inflation held firm in September but remains above the Bank of England’s 2% target. Find out what this could mean for mortgage interest rates. The UK’s annual inflation rate came in at 3.8% for September, according to the latest figures from the Office for National...
Sutton, Surrey – 16 October 2025 – MB Associates is delighted to announce that its founder and managing director, Monica Bradley, has won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Financial Reporter 2025 Women’s Recognition Awards. The awards ceremony took place on 15...
Monthly mortgage payments are cheaper than rental costs in most of the country’s major cities outside London, according to Lloyds Bank. New research published on 10 October from Lloyds Bank shows that buying is cheaper than renting in many major cities outside of the...
The lender’s latest House Price Index shows a small reduction in prices for September, but the housing market remains stable. At the start of October, we published Nationwide’s September House Price Index showing annual price growth of 2.2%. However, the latest House...
The UK housing market remains stable despite economic uncertainty and nerves about the upcoming Autumn budget. UK house prices stood firm in September, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index published on 1 October. Annual price growth went up by 2.2%,...
The UK government has just announced the launch of a new digital ID scheme. Some mortgage industry experts believe this could speed up the home-buying process. Individual identification will be stored securely on mobile phones and will become compulsory for all UK...
The government’s new 95 Per Cent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme launched on Monday 19 April 2021. The aim of the scheme is to make more 95 per cent mortgages available to those with smaller deposits. First-time buyers can apply but you don’t have to be one to be eligible.
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