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Sunday, 6 November, 2022

UK property taxation
Stamp duty receipts hit record high as UK property market starts to cool
Buyers deliver £3.6bn to Treasury in third quarter, but analysts warn on drop in house prices
Thursday, 3 November, 2022

UK interest rates
Falls in UK mortgage rates predicted as BoE signals dovish outlook
Lenders say cost of fixed-rate deals will come down, but warn it will take time
Friday, 28 October, 2022

FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
Mortgage shock: what next for embattled borrowers?
Spiralling home loan rates add to households’ cost of living pressures
Wednesday, 12 October, 2022

Mortgages
Mortgage borrowers face new wave of interest rate rises
Home loans become more expensive as bond market turmoil continues
Friday, 7 October, 2022

Mortgages
Have you been hit by rising mortgage rates?
FT Money wants to hear from readers
Thursday, 6 October, 2022

Mortgages
Treasury weighs extending UK mortgage scheme to help first-time buyers
Bank bosses put forward idea at meeting with chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
Wednesday, 5 October, 2022

UK business & economy
Kwarteng to meet UK bank chiefs over mortgage market turmoil
Chancellor likely to be asked about 8% surcharge on bank profits
Tuesday, 4 October, 2022

Mortgages
UK lenders to face pressure to cut mortgage rates if markets stabilise
Average for two-year fixed deal is now 5.97%, up from 5.75% on Monday
Monday, 3 October, 2022

UK property
UK lenders return to market with mortgage rates near 6%
Banks and building societies offer pricier deals after week of turmoil for UK gilts
Saturday, 1 October, 2022

Buy-to-let
Buy-to-let landlords under strain from mortgage rate rises
Sharp jump in interest charges for those refinancing will hit profits
Thursday, 29 September, 2022

Mortgages
FCA contacts banks following huge withdrawal of mortgage deals
The watchdog’s supervisors have spoken to banks to ensure lenders have solutions for borrowers
Wednesday, 28 September, 2022

Mortgages
Mortgage lenders buoyed by Bank of England intervention
Large-scale support for gilt market raises hopes of quick return of fixed-rate products for homeowners
Tuesday, 27 September, 2022

UK banks
HSBC, Santander and Nationwide suspend and reprice UK mortgages
Banks that are still offering home loans are deluged with demand
Friday, 23 September, 2022

UK interest rates
Soaring bond yields set to lift UK mortgage rates
Mini-Budget statement compounds earlier Bank of England rate rise
Friday, 16 September, 2022

Mortgages
Mortgage rates: act fast as increases loom
UK Finance estimates that 1.8mn borrowers will see their fixed-rate deals end in 2023
Friday, 26 August, 2022

Property sector
Landlords face fresh dilemmas amid the economic storm
Many buy-to-let investors plan to sell all or part of their portfolios
Saturday, 20 August, 2022

Serious MoneyPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
Let’s call time on tipping
Confusion reigns over what is a reasonable gratuity in an era of opaque salaries
Friday, 19 August, 2022

Personal Finance
Where do landlords think the UK property market is going?
FT Money would like to hear from buy-to-let investors looking to sell up or add to their portfolio as the mood turns
Tuesday, 9 August, 2022

UK property
London tenants facing ‘increasingly unaffordable’ rents
Shortage of accommodation results in private landlords and agents demanding that applicants bid to secure property
Friday, 1 July, 2022

Residential property
What the energy efficiency drive means for UK property rentals
Fears grow of a mass sell-off of homes which are uneconomic to upgrade
Tuesday, 28 June, 2022

UK arts
Ministers urged to keep culturally important Reynolds painting in Britain
Culture secretary to look ‘sympathetically’ on calls to extend export ban of Georgian masterpiece
Friday, 24 June, 2022

Wealth management
Fees increasingly on the agenda for wealth management clients
Market turmoil adds to clients’ concerns about charges
Friday, 17 June, 2022

Mortgages
UK lenders raise mortgage rates ahead of further anticipated BoE hikes
Move comes as inflation is expected to surge even higher before end of 2022
Friday, 17 June, 2022

Property sector
Landlords fear courts logjam after ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions
Deficient legal processes must be improved in line with the Renters’ Reform bill, property owners warn
Thursday, 9 June, 2022

NatWest Group
NatWest chief says mortgage demand remains strong
Bank is ‘mindful’ of inflation, says Alison Rose, but no ‘sign of stress’ on loan book