All news on the topic: Loans

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Interest rates causing debt time bomb with hidden impact away from mortgages
Bank of England is expected to hike interest rates from 5% to 5.25%, a 15-year high - but experts say the focus on rate rises for mortgage borrowers has ignored impact on others
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Millions face debt timebomb and face losing everything over borrowing and bills
Consumer group warns that many people have borrowed money to maintain basic living standards rather than limit food and energy
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Rishi Sunak is mortgage free - and got 6 figure loan from parents for first flat
Despite claiming to understand the “challenges” families are facing with skyrocketing mortgage payments, this newspaper can reveal he does not have a mortgage on any of his multi-million pound UK properties
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First-time buyers will need gigantic £102,000 deposit to purchase a home
Labour’s analysis of government figures found rocketing interest rates are now likely to require three times the £30,000 figure people had to save just a year ago
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Millions of Brits face new mortgage misery as payments to rise by £500
More that two million mortgage holderswill have to pay up to £499 more, and half a million will see their repayments increase by £500 to £749 due to soaring interest rates
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Brits won't invest as they don't know what the words mean – here's simple guide
Nearly a third of us don't even know what the word 'inflation' means so TV personality Susie Dent has stepped in to demystify the daunting terminology
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Biden gives fiery speech after Supreme Court rejects student loan forgiveness
At a press conference addressing the SCOTUS' decision, President Joe Biden said that Republican 'hypocrisy is stunning' as he slammed the party for not supporting student loan forgiveness. He also said that the Supreme Court 'misinterpreted the Constitution'
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UK facing year-long recession if interest rates increase again, experts warn
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
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'There has never been a clearer picture of how out of touch the Government is'
So when anything threatens the status of your mortgage, it hits hard - the stress and worry people are going through at the moment is understandable
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Lavish homes of bankers tackling mortgage crisis - including £12k treehouse
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.
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Our five simple changes will ease mortgage pain for millions, Labour says
Rachel Reeves made five pledges, including requiring lenders to let borrowers switch to interest-only payments temporarily, or lengthen the term of their loan
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Martin Lewis says mortgage timebomb has 'exploded' and says Tories were warned
Moneysavingexpert.com founder Martin Lewis said he warned Jeremy Hunt about the threat from rising mortgage rates at a summit in December
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All the help if you can’t pay your mortgage as average two-year fix hits 6%
The typical two-year fixed mortgage deal has hit 6% for the first time since December - here, we explain what to do if you can't pay your mortgage and you're worried about falling into arrears
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Martin Lewis issues urgent ‘don’t delay’ warning for anyone in debt
The MoneySavingExpert.com founder explained how some cheaper credit card and loans deals are being pulled due to fears of further interest rate rises - here is what you need to know
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Truss blamed for £150-a-week rise in mortgage bills after disastrous mini-Budget
People with a 75% loan-to-value mortgage faced a typical interest rate of 4.63% in April, which is three times the 1.49% charged two years earlier - and Labour is blaming former PM Liz Truss
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Ways having a good credit report can save money from credit cards to mortgages
If you have a good credit history, then this can help you save hundreds, or even thousands in some cases - here we explain ways having a good credit report can save you money in the long run
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Liz Truss is blamed for inflation chaos as mortgage lenders hike rates yet again
A flood of lenders have upped rates in the aftermath of figures a fortnight ago revealing a smaller-than-expected drop in living costs
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Elderly couple on verge of being homeless after 30-year-old banking error
Harrogate couple Bernard Lockett and Lea face being left to live on the streets due to what they claim is "mismanagement" of their money from a high street bank
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Neighbour's gardening project turns into £10,000 nightmare for homeowner
The bamboo was planted along a boundary in a garden unbeknownst by homeowner Isobel Chetwood's neighbour in Knutsford, Cheshire - she tried take matters into her own hands but it was a losing battle
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'We were pushed into a 100% mortgage - it almost left us with nothing'
Amid Skipton Building Society's Track Record Mortgage, homeowner Becky Stevenson warns potential buyers about the deal after regretting her 100 per cent mortgage on her first home
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Interest rates hiked to 4.5% - what it means for your mortgage and savings
The Bank of England has announced its latest interest rates with another 0.25 percentage point rise taking the base rate from 4.25% to 4.5% - here is what it means for your mortgage, debts and savings
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Mortgage deal with zero deposit is launching in the UK - what you need to know
Skipton Building Society says its Track Record Mortgage is designed to help renters who are struggling to stump up a deposit to get on the housing ladder - it is the first of its kind since 2008
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Tenants 'trapped' in rental cycle as prices soar for first-time buyers
A study of 2,000 adults, who live in a rental property, found 86% dream about one day stepping onto the property ladder
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Two million homes missed or defaulted on mortgage or other key bill last month
The research by consumer group Which? showed the 7.3% missed payment rate seen in April was in line with the level seen at the same time last year, but was higher than in April 2021
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Slaps on the wrist for foreign bosses who scammed Covid lockdown help schemes
Banning cheating directors from running UK companies isn't much of a penalty if they're foreign nationals