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Calls to relax mortgage rules to assist homebuyers

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The Independent UK

'Careful easing' of mortgage stress test rules could help more first-time buyers

A measured easing of stress test rules could allow more people into the mortgage market without a significant increase in arrears, UK Finance has said.

Evening Standard

Lenders urged to make mortgage rule changes to help first-time buyers

The FCA is assessing whether there is more that can be done to help first-time buyers

The Independent UK

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What's The Bank Windfall Tax: UK Major Banks' Shares Tumble Following Calls to Tax Bank Profits

UK bank shares fell after IPPR proposed a 'QE reserves income levy' that could raise about £8bn a year by taxing windfalls from Bank of England reserves, reviving a Thatcher-era idea and sparking warnings from lenders about growth and competitiveness.

International Business Times UK

Homeowner property repossessions in 47% annual jump but mortgage arrears falling

UK Finance, which released the figures, said repossessions remain significantly lower than long-term averages.

Evening Standard

Average tracker mortgage borrower set to see £29 fall in monthly payments

The Bank of England base rate was cut from 4.25% to 4% on Thursday, reducing costs for some mortgage borrowers.

Evening Standard

UK interest rate cut: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?

Base rate reduction to 4% will hit some savers, but people with tracker home loans will see immediate benefit

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Thousands flock to website that helps reunite people with ‘lost’ cash windfalls

The My Lost Account service received over 75,000 visits on Tuesday, according to figures from UK Finance.

Evening Standard

The website that helps reunite people with unclaimed cash prizes

The My Lost Account service received over 75,000 visits on Tuesday, according to figures from UK Finance.

The Independent UK

Cybersecurity experts on the phone updates everyone should ignore

A ‘surge’ in Android malware is being downloaded via unexpected updates or ‘strange’ app requests

The Independent UK

Mobile phone users warned to ‘stop before you tap’ amid malicious apps threat

Malicious apps may mimic legitimate tools to steal banking details.

Evening Standard

Boost for first-time buyers as ‘mortgage lending reins loosened’

One mortgage expert said the Bank of England had made a ‘welcome and pragmatic move’.

Evening Standard

Shrinking number of homeowners sitting on interest-only mortgages, figures show

UK Finance said there were around 150,000 fewer mortgages on interest-only terms at the end of 2024 than at the start.

The Independent UK

‘We’re being attacked all the time’: how UK banks stop hackers

Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expense

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Evening Standard

‘Difficult retirement spending choices’ as older borrower mortgage lending jumps

UK Finance’s figures provide a quarterly insight into mortgages taken out by borrowers over the age of 55.

Evening Standard

Take up of heat pumps ‘may be boosted if households shown running cost savings’

UK Finance said action is needed to help drive demand for ‘green’ home upgrades.

Evening Standard

Record £14 billion cash Isa injection made by savers in April

Higher rates and ‘rumbling discussions about the future of the cash Isa’ pushed tax efficiencies to the top of to-do lists, one expert suggested.

The Guardian - UK

UK banks urged to beef up anti-fraud systems for international payments

Data reveals ‘notable increase’ in scammers tricking people into sending money abroad

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The Independent UK

Customers conned into sharing passcodes as online fraud cases surge in UK

Criminals are using social engineering to trick people into divulging one-time passcodes

The Guardian - UK

‘Remote purchase’ fraud in UK surges as customers tricked into disclosing passcodes

Banks say every day 7,000 incidents take place where scammers get people to disclose unique set of numbers

The Independent UK

Jump in unauthorised fraud cases last year – UK Finance

Criminals are using social engineering to trick people into divulging one-time passcodes, UK Finance said.

The Guardian - UK

Cash Isas: ministers sound out City bosses on cutting £20,000 tax-free allowance

Investment firms say scaling back tax breaks would help UK stocks, but banks and public are wary of change

The Independent UK

18% quarterly jump in homeowner mortgage repossessions

Current repossessions predominantly relate to older mortgages, UK Finance said.

Evening Standard

Nearly a quarter of parents with adult children ‘have had them boomerang home to live’ for years

Two in five mothers surveyed would be happy to welcome their children back as adults, as would one in three fathers, according to the new data

Evening Standard

Bank of mum and dad ‘helps first-time buyers purchase homes two years earlier’

The growing reliance on family support risks deepening housing market inequality, according to UK Finance, which carried out the analysis.

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