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Mortgage affordability shake-up confirmed for buyers - what it means for you explained

The Bank of England has confirmed it is pushing ahead with scrapping a mortgage affordability test - despite interest rates climbing and fears that it could push house prices higher

Daily Mirror

Bank policymaker calls for faster rate rises to prevent weak pound fuelling inflation

Catherine Mann says Bank of England’s MPC is in danger of falling behind rival central banks

The Guardian - UK

Would a wage/price spiral cause inflation to run out of control?

Treasury officials’ fear that rising pay in pursuit of rising prices will create a vicious circle may be unjustified

The Guardian - UK

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Average SVR paid by UK mortgage borrowers hits highest level in 13 years

Standard variable rate reached 4.91% at the start June – before last week’s rise in base rate by the Bank of England

The Guardian - UK

Is there any way of escaping recession? Three top economic minds have their say

The labour market is going to be key to how the UK economy performs in the coming months

Wales Online

UK mortgage lenders told they can scrap affordability rule for buyers

Bank of England feels other measures will play stronger role in guarding against household debt

The Guardian - UK

Mortgage affordabilty tests: Bank of England abandons ‘stress test’ recommendation for mortgage approvals

The change could help some borrowers get loans but strict loan-to-income limits remain in place

Evening Standard

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In the race to catch up with inflation, the Bank of England lags behind

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Evening Standard

Mortgage affordability rule to be axed from August 1

Aim is to get more first-time buyers on the property ladder

Wales Online

Mortgage affordability rule will be ditched from August

Other rules in place should deliver appropriate resilience to the UK financial system but in a simpler more predictable way, the Bank of England said.

The Independent UK

Workers won't get inflation-busting pay hike as biggest rail strike in decades looms

Treasury Minister Simon Clarke said the strike was 'likely' to go ahead but insisted ministers won't get round the table to resolve the dispute over pay and redundancy

Daily Mirror

Heathrow asks airlines to cancel 10% of flights, as easyJet cuts summer schedule – as it happened

UK travel chaos deepens

The Guardian - UK

London house prices: property market rises year on year but beginning to slow

House prices continue to rise year-on-year but have fallen compared to last month as the market begins to slow

Evening Standard

UK government needs long-term plan for higher wages, not a fight with workers

While Boris Johnson plays politics, Britain’s public sector is fraying at the seams

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The Independent UK

Cost of living crisis 2022: How to cope with the rise in prices

Millions of Britons are struggling as the price of everything soars amid rising energy prices and inflation. Kate Ng turns to financial experts for advice on how to deal with it all

Chronicle Live

As house prices hit an all-time high, home ownership is a pipe dream for many

The extension of the right to buy scheme by Prime Minister Boris Johnson could make the situation worse

The Guardian - UK

We face a global economic crisis. And no one knows what to do about it

Central banks rode to the rescue of nervous investors for years. But now they are raising rates just as the world economy spirals downwards

The Independent UK

Cost of living crisis 2022: How to cope with the rise in prices

Millions of Britons are struggling as the price of everything soars amid rising energy prices and inflation. Kate Ng turns to financial experts for advice on how to deal with it all

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Stocks Waver, Oil Prices Fall on Recession Fears

Stock markets wobbled and oil prices sank on Friday amid growing fears that inflation-fighting interest rate hikes by central banks could trigger recession. Investors were shaken this week after the US Federal Reserve unleashed its biggest hike in borrowing costs for almost 30 years to tackle red-hot consumer prices, AFP…

The Independent UK

High street lenders increase mortgage rates by more than Bank of England

Borrowers are seeing their costs rise but savings rates remain low

The Guardian - UK

Fight against inflation raises spectre of global recession

Analysis: Interest rate cuts show central banks willing to plunge economies into recession to halt price rises

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England ready to take ‘forceful’ action on inflation, says chief economist

Central bank on high alert to raise interest rates more aggressively if needed, says Huw Pill

The Conversation

Is a major recession unavoidable? Three economists give their views

We are in a double bind right now. Prices are going through the roof but all the signs suggest that the economy is weakening. The answer to higher prices is normally to raise interest rates, but this also induces people and firms to spend less money. The challenge for central…

Evening Standard

Londoners face biggest mortgage hit after interest rate rise

London homeowners will be hardest hit by this week’s rise in interest rates, according to new research released on Friday.

Glasgow Live

HSBC, Nationwide, Santander and more confirm when mortgages will go up

Those on a tracker rate mortgage will see their interest rates go up automatically - high street banks have started to confirm the dates when customers will be hit with higher costs

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