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...Since then, disappointing inflation data has led the markets to reassess the timing and extent of interest rate cuts by the Bank of England this year, resulting in some mortgage rates increasing again since...
...It follows a sharp rise in mortgage costs over the past three years as the bank has battled rising inflation....
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...from the Bank — had added “stability” to the mortgage market....
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...UK high-street bank NatWest has reported a 27 per cent drop in first-quarter profits, as the benefits of rising interest rates fell away across the sector....
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...Profits at Lloyds Banking Group fell below expectations in the first quarter, as a windfall from higher interest rates for the high-street bank has continued to wane....
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...UK mortgage approvals rose much more than expected in February, reaching their highest level since September 2022, as mortgage interest rates fell from their peaks, Bank of England data showed on Tuesday...
...Meanwhile, mortgage approvals rose in February to a 17-month high, according to separate figures released by the Bank of England this week....
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...Within that number, practically the entirety of our new mortgage lending would have to be green.”...
...And since 2008, mid-market corporates and mortgage borrowing have increasingly moved away from banks....
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