Bank of England interest rate rises push mortgage costs up by a fifth
Mortgage payments for the average household have soared by a fifth since the Bank of England first began its policy...
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More than 60,000 homes in Scotland at risk of repossession – Labour
More than 60,000 homes in Scotland could be at risk of repossession due to soaring mortgage costs, analysis by Scottish...
FTSE 100 Live 03 August: Bank of England rate rise due, Next ups guidance
1691048866Next ups profit forecast againNEXT fashioned another profit upgrade today, offering hope for the wider high street and reminding the...
Savers have no right to complain about ‘poor’ bank interest rates
This is important not just because it offends people’s sense of fair play, and taps into a deeper narrative of...
The disastrous consequences of the Bank of England’s actions are now becoming clear
Following the 2008 crash, the Bank of England embarked on an unprecedented course of “quantitative easing” (QE) in an attempt...
As UK housing costs rise, anxiety grips homeowners, renters
LONDON – For Sadie James, the cost-of-living crisis in Britain just never seems to ease. First, it was skyrocketing energy...
Europe to dodge recession as UK fate looks glum
In a research note published today (14 July), the bank argued that while there were signs European economic activity may...
Mortgage borrowers race to take in lodgers as interest rates rise
Traditionally, live-in landlords were typically empty nesters with large properties but less income, Mr Hutchinson said. However, this is changing.He...
It is time for short-changed savers to boycott Britain’s contemptuous big banks
It’s the work of sheepish officials who have failed to hold these companies to account, scrambling to make amends in...
Sunak’s Britcoin currency ‘could be used to check ages and nationalities’
Rishi Sunak’s new “Britcoin” digital currency could be used to check shoppers’ ages or nationalities, a developer working on the project has said,...
