Average five-year fixed mortgage rate in UK falls back below 6%

First time since early July that average rate has been below 6%, with some deals now under 5%

UK mortgage payers making big changes to meet higher payments, survey finds

Britons are raiding savings or cutting pension contributions, KPMG study finds

First-time buyers in UK drop by a fifth as higher mortgage costs bite

Lender says homes needing renovation are most in demand as people seek cheaper properties

UK lenders expected to make further mortgage rate cuts next week

Mounting optimism that home-loan costs have peaked after Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold

‘We lost about £100,000’: one year on, Britons count cost of the mini-budget

People who lost money for care home fees and others facing rocketing mortgage costs after Truss’s gambit share their stories

As UK mortgage interest rates fall, should you choose a two-year or five-year fix?

Bank of England halts run of base rate rises but borrowers still have much to ponder

Landlords in Yorkshire abandon buy-to-let market over high interest rates

What was once a lucrative investment for those with spare funds has become a headache amid higher borrowing costs

B&Q owner cashes in as Britons improve homes rather than move

Kingfisher says people are staying put as mortgage interest rates and household bills soar

UK rents soar as high interest rates hit property market – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Proportion of UK house sellers cutting asking price reaches ‘highest in over a decade’

More than 36% of properties have had asking price cut at least once — the highest figure since 2011

UK mortgage war ‘under way’ as lender offers 4.99% fixed rate

Brokers say borrower confidence likely to lift after the first below 5% deal surfaces since June with more offers likely soon

New £1bn government upgrade to plug Great Britain’s draughtiest homes

Households could save £400 a year on energy bills via means-tested scheme offering insulation upgrades

UK ‘mortgage meltdown’ looms amid ‘terrifying’ growth in arrears

Jump in borrowers unable to make payments with landlords particularly hit and ‘worse to come’

‘What the hell have we done?’ The people buying homes sight unseen

Virtual property purchases took off during the pandemic and are still happening today. Some buyers find their dream home – but not everyone is so lucky

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region