Virgin Money bosses in line for £6m if Nationwide takeover goes ahead Chief executive David Duffy would be biggest winner on £3.5m, with large paydays for about 12 other staff if deal goes through The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
Nationwide's .7B Virgin Money Bid Challenges UK Big Banks Nationwide's .7 billion bid for Virgin Money reshapes UK banking landscape, challenging big banks. Top News · Mar 7, 2024
So much for the challenge from ‘challenger’ banks The uncomfortable truth is that size remains an enormous advantage in retail banking The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024
Nationwide buying Virgin Money is an awful deal City Comment: Claims that this deal will boost mutuality are hollow Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024
Nationwide swoops on Virgin Money in controversial £2.9 billion deal Deal lands £414m windfall to Richard Branson’s Virgin Group Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024
Nationwide to buy Virgin Money in £2.9bn deal Lenders reach preliminary agreement on key terms in deal to create new competitor with £366bn in assets The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024
UK house prices rise for first time in more than a year as mortgage costs drop Average cost of a home increased to £260,420 in February, up by 1.2% on a year earlier, says Nationwide The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
FTSE 100 Live 04 March: Aviva enters Lloyd’s market with £242 million buy of Probitas The property market is in focus today after Nationwide reported the first rise in prices in over a year and Rightmove posted annual results. Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024
House prices rise for first time in over a year says Nationwide Improved affordability of mortgages helps, but rates on mortgages are creeping higher into the Budget next week Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024
UK interest rate cut ‘remains some way off’ says Bank of England chief economist – as it happened Huw Pill needs to see more compelling evidence that the underlying persistent component of UK CPI inflation is being squeezed The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
Nationwide becomes the latest mortgage lender to up home loan costs More ‘doom and gloom’ for borrowers ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget next week Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024
Nationwide puts more than 300 people’s jobs at risk in latest cuts Letter to staff from building society’s union says move will lead to about 125 job losses, taking cuts over past year to nearly 800 The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024
Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease Price of average property decreased by 1.4% in 12 months to December, says ONS The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024
‘Mixed messages’ in mortgage market as Nationwide ups rates while Santander cuts on same day The latest changes come ahead of a big week for economic data, which should provide a clearer picture of the Bank of England’s interest rate plans Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024 Nationwide’s Dominic West ad prompts complaint from rival Watchdog receives complaint, reportedly from Santander UK, that advert paints misleading picture of bank branch closures
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024 Nationwide raises mortgage prices on same day Bank of England holds interest rates The country’s largest building society says it’ll increase rates by up to 0.3 percentage points on selected mortgage products
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024 Cheaper mortgage rates drive house price recovery to start 2024 Britain’s biggest building society said the average cost of a home in the UK rose to £257,656 this month
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 UK house prices rise at strongest rate in a year Though rapid rebound is unlikely, outlook for property market ‘is a little more positive’, says Nationwide
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 UK house prices rise in January, Novo Nordisk obesity drug sales surge – as it happened Nationwide says housing market looks ‘more positive’ as prices rise 0.7%; the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy predicts further strong growth in 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024 Nationwide intensifies mortgage price war with its lowest rates for 8 months Building society announces best-buy deals starting at 3.84% while some rivals raise their rates
Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024 Nationwide slashes its mortgage rates by up to 0.81% Mortgage market had been waiting for the first big move in weeks from Britain's biggest building society
Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024 Nationwide 'out in the cold', brokers say, as it stays out of mortgage rate price war for now Metro Bank and TSB were among the latest lenders to cut rates
Ideal Home · Jan 15, 2024 Thinking of moving home in 2024 but not sure it's a good idea? This is what the property experts want you to know We’ve asked the experts for their views on whether 2024 is a good year to move home
Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024 HSBC cuts mortgage interest rates ahead of big week for Bank of England Both inflation and jobs data - two key pieces of information for the Monetary Policy Committee - will be published by the ONS this week
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024 Eight in 10 think this January will be toughest yet financially, survey says Cost of energy and groceries remain well above what people have been used to despite easing inflation