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Inflation rose by 3.5% in the 12 months to April 2025, exceeding the originally predicted 3.3% figure and the Bank of England's 2% target. The figure also surpassed March's inflation...

Households are likely to get a slight reprieve from soaring energy costs this summer, as the latest forecasts indicate a drop in the Ofgem energy price cap from July. Energy...

A number of mortgage lenders have introduced changes to ease the affordability testing used to determine how much you can borrow. Santander, Lloyds and HSBC are among the banks that...

First-time buyers can skip mortgage repayments for the first three months of homeownership with a new ‘Delayed Start’ mortgage from Skipton Building Society. The three-month period will not be free,...

In line with expectations, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut the base rate by 0.25% so that it now sits at 4.25%, down from...

Halifax, the UK's largest mortgage lender, has launched a new market-leading remortgage deal, below 4%. The new 2-year fixed mortgage deal has a rate of just 3.79%. However this deal...