All news on the topic: Interest rates

The average 6.66 per cent rate is stinging in part because the Bank of England, with the backing of Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, is hiking interest rates to curb inflation

Addressing the mortgage crisis during a special edition of the Martin Lewis Money Show Live this evening, finance guru Martin ran through how to check for the best rates

According to MoneyFacts.co.uk, the average two year fixed for a fixed rate today was 6.66% - which is 0.1 percentage point higher then the peak the UK saw after the Mini-Budget

We explain everything you need to know about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and how to check if your bank is authorised

Bosses at some of the UK's biggest banks, Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest and Barclays are to face questions by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week on the speed it passes on the rate rises to savers

Last month, the Bank of England hiked rates by 0.5 percentage points to 5% which left a lot of mortgage holders worried and caused many homeowners struggling the costs

We asked Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, about whether savers should stick their money into a high-paying savings account, or take a gamble on Premium Bonds

The Liberal Democrats also claimed Mr Sunak had 'thrown in the towel' over his poor attendance record at the weekly grilling in front of MPs

The Prime Minister was confronted about the cost-of-living and mortgage crises when he appeared at the Commons Liaison Committee today

Money expert Martyn James runs through everything you need to know about savings accounts, including all the different types of accounts that are available and how to open one now

Those in charge are now officially criminals, bullies, and incompetents, says Fleet Street Fox. The Mafia would never have sold the water or wasted money on Rwanda

Labour's Sir Chris Bryant, who mounted a ferocious attack on Rishi Sunak at PMQs, writes that 'it really turns my stomach when I hear Sunak lecturing my constituents about holding their nerve'

The competition watchdog will publish a report next week exposing how forecourts have increased their profit margins on petrol and diesel in the past four years

Economists at Bloomberg are expecting a 'shallow' recession as the Bank of England puts up interest rates - but the experts believe this will likely by over by next year's election

A housing benefit freeze means the proportion of privately rented properties those on the lowest incomes can afford has plummeted as rents for new lets have increased by more than a fifth on average

Rishi Sunak wants Britain to hold its nerve, says Fleet Street Fox. Bit difficult when he's the one who seems to have most of it

Labour has hit out at the "Tory mortgage penalty" and lashed out at the Government for failing to provide support for families struggling to keep their homes

'Invading Ukraine is deservedly backfiring badly on humiliated Putin, who relied on former ally Prigozhin’s hired dogs of war to do much of the fighting in occupied territory'

When the PM’s own five goals unveiled in January have become five own goals scored in the Tory net, a healthy Labour majority or even landslide are suddenly possibilities

The Prime Minister claimed there was 'no alternative' but to hike interest rates in order to tackle inflation, but he was branded 'out-of-touch' and 'not up to the job' after an awkward TV interview

Consumer rights expert Martyn James is joined by TV mortgage and property experts Jane King and Jonathan Rolande to answer all the questions you may have about the current "mortgage crisis"

The coming crisis tanks any hope of the Tories being able to point to the economic credibility their slim hopes rested on

Top bankers advising on the home loan crunch have been revealed as multi-million pound homeowners with no mortgages and 'woodland-type' gardens, while many families struggle to make ends meet.

Pop Idol and Fame Academy vocal coach Carrie Grant says her and pop star husband David struggled to make ends meet in the 80s and early 90s

Paypal credit customers received the email informing them of the hike in interest merely hours are the Bank of England's base rate rise.