UK homeowners and first-time buyers warned to brace for 5%-plus mortgage rates

Lenders forced to raise fixed-term deals after latest inflation figure pushed swap rates upwards

Private renters ‘almost twice as likely to struggle with debt as UK general population’

Charity says stronger protections are needed or people will be left vulnerable to ‘hair-trigger evictions’

Average SVR at highest level for more than 15 years as number of home loan products available jump

David Miles says working from home, stalling population growth and higher interest rates will shape market

Charles Dunstone-backed Strike to cut costs at troubled firm that was once valued at more than £1.3bn

Tenants in Great Britain typically paying 25% on top of what they were paying at start of pandemic, according to Hamptons

Families who have remortgaged or are about to do so tell of a precarious position after rate raised to 4.5%

Bank of England aware that impact of most rates rises has yet to be felt, meaning a pause is now probable

The quarter-point rise to 4.5% hits mortgage holders, credit card users and people seeking loans, but savers could benefit

Rising numbers of adult children are living with their parents compared with a decade ago

Poll of City analysts shows unanimous expectation of Bank of England raising interest rates to 4.5%

Much depends on the housing market and there’s no agreement on how that’s faring right now

UK house prices rose in annual terms by just 0.1% in April, the smallest increase since December 2012, mortgage lender Halifax reports

Property values in south of England fall most, while West Midlands records strongest growth

Which? figures show Britons struggling with loans, cards and bills as interest rates and inflation soar