Mortgage approvals in the UK increased unexpectedly in December as home buyers rushed to avoid higher stamp duty from April, official ...

The number of mortgage approvals to home buyers edged upwards month-on-month in December, according to Bank of England figures. Some 66,526 deals got the green light, up from 66,061 the previous month ...

Mortgage brokers may be steering borrowers towards two-year fixed rates rather than five or more, which allows them to collect commission more often, a Bank of England study shows. The study ...

Your home or property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. Why does the Bank of England base rate change? The Bank of England base rate is usually voted on by the MPC ...

Latest figures show that UK inflation dropped last month, potentially affecting the Bank of England's interest rate ... affect those with a loan or mortgage that has been set up with a variable ...

Halifax is one of the UK's largest mortgage lenders and is owned by Lloyds Bank. Halifax's decision to increase rates came despite its boss telling Sky News he expected three interest rate cuts ...

The Bank of England is facing a growing clamour to make ... Any such move would bring down mortgage rates, which will help the hundreds of thousands of people coming off fixed rate deals, and ...