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UK house prices in October 2026: five indices, five different answers
Read more: UK house prices in October 2026: five indices, five different answersFive UK house price indices, five different answers. The official index, Nationwide, Lloyds, Zoopla and Rightmove each measure a different moment in a sale, so they disagree. What each one says in October 2026, where prices are rising and falling, and the mortgage rates and Budget dates behind them.
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The FCA wants your home to be a fourth pillar of retirement. What later life lending means before you borrow against it
Read more: The FCA wants your home to be a fourth pillar of retirement. What later life lending means before you borrow against itThe FCA says housing wealth should sit alongside the State Pension and workplace and personal pensions as a fourth source of retirement income, and that the market is not ready. What later life lending is, what it costs, what is changing and what to check first.
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The September 2026 mortgage repricing: every lender that has raised, and when
Read more: The September 2026 mortgage repricing: every lender that has raised, and whenSeven lenders raised fixed mortgage rates over the weekend of 4 and 7 September 2026, then ten more followed in the three working days after. A running record of who moved, when, and by how much.
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Why US Mortgage Rates Don’t Follow the Fed (2026)
Read more: Why US Mortgage Rates Don’t Follow the Fed (2026)The US 30-year fixed mortgage rate stood at 7.40% in the week ending October 15, 2026, unchanged on the week and the highest since November 2023, four weeks after the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase of 2026. The increase was not the cause: fixed mortgages track the 10-year Treasury yield plus a spread, not the…
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From rate cuts to a rate hike: what May’s jobs report and Warsh’s first FOMC mean for US savers, borrowers and retirees
Read more: From rate cuts to a rate hike: what May’s jobs report and Warsh’s first FOMC mean for US savers, borrowers and retireesMay’s +172,000 jobs report flipped the market from pricing Federal Reserve rate cuts to pricing a hike. Here is what Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC meeting on 16-17 June means for US savers, borrowers, and retirees, and why the Fed’s balance sheet matters as much as the rate.
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The Renters’ Rights Act is now live: what UK landlords must do before 31 May 2026 to avoid a £7,000 fine
Read more: The Renters’ Rights Act is now live: what UK landlords must do before 31 May 2026 to avoid a £7,000 fineThe Renters’ Rights Act came into full force on 1 May 2026. By 31 May, UK landlords must send every existing tenant the government’s official Information Sheet or face a £7,000 civil penalty per tenancy. The article covers the Information Sheet duty, Section 21 abolition, the new periodic-tenancy default, the rent-in-advance cap, and the practical…
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Same month, opposite direction: UK inflation fell to 2.8% while US inflation hit 3.8% in April 2026
Read more: Same month, opposite direction: UK inflation fell to 2.8% while US inflation hit 3.8% in April 2026UK inflation fell to 2.8% in April 2026 while US inflation hit 3.8% the same month, opposite directions and opposite policy implications. We unpack the divergence, the Bank of England’s 18 June decision, the Federal Reserve’s 16-17 June outlook, and what it means for mortgages, savings and pension drawdown on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Why UK gilt yields matter for your mortgage, savings and ISA decisions right now
Read more: Why UK gilt yields matter for your mortgage, savings and ISA decisions right nowUK 10-year gilt yields hit a 17-year high above 5.1% in May 2026. This article explains what gilt yields are, why they spiked, and what the move means for your mortgage, savings accounts, ISA decisions, and pension drawdown.
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UK mortgage rates turned back up in September 2026: what changed and what it costs
Read more: UK mortgage rates turned back up in September 2026: what changed and what it costsMajor lenders cut mortgage rates in the week of 7–13 May 2026 — Santander by up to 50bps, Halifax by up to 35bps, Nationwide by up to 25bps. Yet the average two-year fixed rate sits at around 5.78%, up from 4.84% in early March. This article explains why: gilt yields hit 17-year highs amid UK…
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