How much is pocket money in 2024 and where are kids spending it? New data reveals all By Bhvishya Patel, Money team Pocket money is in decline, data shows – but kids... Read more »
Hi, I’m Leo from Bloomberg’s UK Breaking News team, catching you up on this morning’s business stories. UK house prices rose unexpectedly for a third month, helped by a dip in borrowing... Read more »
Global credit intelligence provider Pepper Advantage, which has a 100,000+ UK residential mortgage portfolio, says arrears in this country have seen a 23.3 per cent annual jump. And it says the rate... Read more »
A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme is one of a number of measures being considered to help... Read more »
A survey by property portal OnTheMarket suggests that only six per cent of home movers are concerned in any way about securing a mortgage to fund the purchase of their next property.... Read more »
The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise – up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent – has been poorly received by much of the lending industry. Here’s a selection –... Read more »
Higher mortgage rates have replaced the ‘race for space’ as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons found first-time buyers made up a record... Read more »
Liam, 36, a senior IT manager and married father-of-one from Newcastle upon Tyne, is one of millions of homeowners whose mortgage payments will rise even higher after the Bank of England on... Read more »
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LITERAL SCOOP: Keir Starmer had a brush with French beach police for selling ice creams illegally while a student, my colleagues... Read more »
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Good Sunday afternoon. This is Annabelle Dickson, back in the Crunch hot seat, after a glorious two-week Norfolk staycation. THINGS TO... Read more »