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The volatile mortgage market and what the interest rate increases mean for you

This week, our columnist Graeme Nichols from West End Mortgages, discusses the latest mortgage increases and what it means for you.

Glasgow Live

Powell signals Fed open to two straight hikes at coming meetings

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled policymakers could potentially raise interest rates in July and September to curb persistent price pressures and cool a surprisingly resilient U.S. labor market.

Tribune News Service

Five parts of the economy that are hit when house prices fall

UK house price growth is slowing. While prices rose 1.2% in June compared to last year, this is down on May’s 1.9% growth, according to property website Zoopla. Its house price index – which forecasts a 5% fall in house prices this year – also shows that 42% of sellers…

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Halifax, Nationwide, HSBC and TSB all raise mortgage prices yet again

Interest rates have skyrocketed in recent weeks, with the average two-year fixed deal hitting 6.3% today

Evening Standard

Mounting debts and public anger could finally sink water companies in England and Wales

Firms have loaded up debt to pay dividends and been fined millions for dumping raw sewage into rivers

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak told he's 'given up' as PM as he struggles to explain Tory housing plans

In a fraught PMQs, Keir Starmer claimed the PM's body language and answers showed he had 'given up' and asked how many will lose their homes as interest rates soar before the Government helps them

Daily Mirror

The mortgage crunch: what happens if you fall behind on your home loan?

Lenders have agreed to be more flexible towards struggling mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising interest rates.

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Banks have ‘questions to answer over interest rate rises for savers’

The Bank last week raised interest rates from 4.5% to 5%, triggering fresh misery for struggling mortgage holders.

The Independent UK

UK facing a YEAR-LONG recession if interest rates are increased again, experts warn

Economists at Bloomberg are expecting a 'shallow' recession as the Bank of England puts up interest rates - but the experts believe this will likely by over by next year's election

Daily Mirror

Corporate profits drove up prices last year, says ECB president

Christine Lagarde says without a shift in corporate behaviour, interest rates will need to stay higher for longer

The Guardian - UK

Europe's interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation, central bank chief says

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is warning that inflation is holding its grip on the economy

The Independent UK

Four Ways Parents Can Help Kids Be First-Time Home Buyers

High real estate prices and interest rates are making buying a first home more challenging than ever, but parents can make loans, give gifts and be co-signers.

Kiplinger

The Best Banks of 2024

Kiplinger's list of the best banks, based on interest rates, fees and other features.

Kiplinger

Here’s how we can stop Britain’s inflation nightmare

Letters: Readers offer solutions to rising interest rates and mortgage costs

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TechRadar

Overcoming the major barriers to business & IT modernization

Unstable inflation and rising interest rates have led organizations to drive efficiencies where possible.

Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis says banks are 'profiteering' after being bailed out in 2007

It comes as interest rates hiked to 5 percent last week

Daily Mirror

Damning figures show how much higher UK mortgage payments are than in Europe

Labour has hit out at the "Tory mortgage penalty" and lashed out at the Government for failing to provide support for families struggling to keep their homes

Manchester Evening News

‘How are people meant to live? My mortgage has gone up by £500 a month'

Leanne, 33, is one of many homeowners who have been forced to fork out more for their mortgage after interest rates hiked

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The Guardian - UK

Young adults pay heaviest price for Britain’s exploding mortgage timebomb

Rising interest rates expose widening generational gulf, with millennials facing heavy increases in monthly payments

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak warns there's 'no alternative' to tackling inflation as he defends interest rates hike

One opposition leader labelled his comments 'patronising'

Daily Mirror

Backlash as 'out-of-touch' Rishi Sunak tells struggling families UK must 'hold our nerve'

The Prime Minister claimed there was 'no alternative' but to hike interest rates in order to tackle inflation, but he was branded 'out-of-touch' and 'not up to the job' after an awkward TV interview

Daily Mirror

Mortgage experts explain everything you NEED to know about the mortgage crisis

Consumer rights expert Martyn James is joined by TV mortgage and property experts Jane King and Jonathan Rolande to answer all the questions you may have about the current "mortgage crisis"

Nottingham Post

Concern 'it will get worse' for Nottinghamshire homeowners caught in mortgage rate 'struggle'

The Bank of England on Thursday, June 22 hiked interest rates to 5 per cent, further straining the finances of millions of homeowners across the country

The Guardian - US

Buying a home in the US is expensive – and that isn’t changing anytime soon

Even if there are fewer home buyers and prices have been falling slightly, they’re still much higher than pre-pandemic and for many, more unaffordable than ever

Daily Record

Martin Lewis calls it ‘absolutely outrageous’ that savings rates lag behind those now charged to borrowers

The Bank of England unexpectedly pushed up interest rates to 5% last week.

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