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UK lending for house purchases will fall by 8% in 2024, a trade association representing banks is predicting.

Mortgage rates on a typical two-year fixed deal have fallen below 6% for the first time since mid-June, according to Moneyfacts.

The number of people falling behind on their mortgage payments rose sharply over the summer months, figures from the banking sector show.

House prices rose in October for the first time in six months, according to the Halifax, but it expects values to fall over the next year.

The government is considering extending its mortgage guarantee scheme as part of measures to help first-time buyers in the upcoming Autumn Statement.

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Falls in house prices will continue into next year, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender has said, although the rate of reduction has slowed…

British house prices fell at the fastest pace since 2009 over the 12 months to September, data from mortgage lending Halifax showed on Friday, echoing other measures of the housing market which have cooled after a jump in interest rates. Halifax said house prices were 4.7% lower last month than in September 2022, compared with […]

The average rate on a five-year fixed mortgage has fallen below 6% for the first time since early July, new figures show.

Mortgage rates should fall following the Bank of England’s decision to keep its key interest rate on hold, brokers say.