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FTSE 100 posts biggest rise since July; Darktrace and Johnson Matthey to leave in reshuffle – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
UK house prices return to double-digit growth Annual price growth hit 10% in November, up from 9.9% in October, according to Nationwide index
FCA urges lenders to support UK’s 47,000 ‘mortgage prisoners’ Regulator asks banks and building societies to offer support to borrowers unable to switch
UK mortgage approvals at lowest level since mid-2020 Bank of England’s October figures follow frenzied few months when stamp duty breaks led to rush to buy
‘Race for space’ fuelling busiest UK housing market since 2007 Stamp duty holiday also spurred sales with one in 14 homes set to change hands in 2021, says online property portal Zoopla
UK house sales fall 52% in month after stamp duty holiday deadline HMRC property market figures reveal most subdued October for almost decade
Higher interest rates ‘could weigh on UK housing market’ Nationwide says market is ‘remarkably robust’ – but borrowing costs may rise in December
US billionaire linked to Jeffrey Epstein buying £21m London home Former Apollo Global boss Leon Black, who stepped down after inquiry into financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, to buy Eaton Square property
‘I have to move my bike to get to the fridge’ – the UK boom in microflats From rentals the size of a tiny hotel room to Barratt’s pocket-sized new-builds, the market is expanding
Great Britain’s north-south house price divide ‘will narrow over next five years’ Savills expects prices to rise across the areas, and they could be up by 13% by 2026
Homebuyers welcome extra months to lock into record low mortgages Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates offers reprieve, but house price growth forecast to slow
UK house prices climb but outlook for market ‘extremely uncertain’ Average property price has gone up by more than £30,000 since start of Covid crisis, says Nationwide
UK borrowers warned: the days of cheap mortgages are over As interest rate changes are coming ‘thick and fast’, owners may face big rises in their repayments
NatWest profits triple to £1bn after jump in mortgage lending Stronger economic position allows bank to release £242m worth of provisions