
*
People’s aspirations to own a home ‘fade sharply if not achieved by middle age’

*
More mortgage rate reductions to be made as wave of cuts continues

*
Households ‘plan to cut Christmas spending compared with last year’

*
27 ‘is typical age parents expect children to reach financial independence’

*
Building societies making bigger mortgages more accessible

*
Savers warned ‘loyalty does not pay’ as Bank of England base rate held at 4.25%

*
Mortgage deal helps 800 first-time buyers on to the property ladder

*
More sub-4% mortgage rates available from Thursday

*
‘Much-needed confidence boost’ for home buyers as mortgage rates fall

*
Growing proportion of first-time buyers ‘think now is a good time’ to purchase

*
First-time buyer numbers rebounded in 2024 from decade low, says society

*
Insurance customers ‘being charged rates as high as 45% for paying monthly’

*
‘Potential loss of faith in idea of homeownership’ among 35 to 54-year-olds

*
Choice of savings products reaches 12-year high, website finds

*
First Direct cuts mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers

*
UK house prices likely to rise modestly this year and into 2025, says Halifax

*
Major mortgage lenders chopping rates as competition heats up

*
Over £366bn ‘sitting in accounts earning 1% or less’

*
Yorkshire Building Society gives savings accounts ‘customer friendly’ names

*
One in three home sales this year so far ‘have gone to first-time buyers’

*
UK home sales edged up in February for the second month in a row

*
New mortgage helps first-time buyers get on property ladder with £5,000 deposit

*
Banks need to up their game when registering power of attorney, says Which?

*
Easy access savings accounts with branch access in decline, says website

*
Over half a million Yorkshire Building Society members used passbooks in 2023

*
Crest Nicholson slashes profit forecast again as costs mount

*
Vistry ‘optimistic’ lower mortgage rates will boost demand in housing market

*
Yorkshire Building Society launches five-year sub-4% mortgage rate

*
Nearly £400bn ‘sitting in accounts earning 1% or less’

*
