8+ hour, 45+ min ago  (596+ words) Housebuilder Persimmon has cautioned the Iran conflict could knock buyer sentiment amid fears interest rates will stay higher for longer if inflation is sent soaring. The group said it was "monitoring the impact the conflict with Iran could have on…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (445+ words) Mortgage availability to households is expected to increase over the three months to the end of May, according to a Bank of England survey of lenders. The availability of non-mortgage credit to households is also predicted to rise in the…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (308+ words) Construction firms reported a record surge in cost inflation as the conflict in the Middle East weighed on new orders and confidence in the sector. It came as new figures showed the slump in the UK construction industry continued last…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (336+ words) Mortgage rates are likely to remain higher for "some time yet" despite some signs of the upward pressure easing, according to a financial information website. Global stock markets have been recovering after the US and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (453+ words) The number of companies collapsing into administration jumped by nearly a third last month, official figures have shown, as fears mount that cost pressures from the Iran war could push more firms to the brink. The Insolvency Service said company…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (499+ words) Soaring energy prices caused by the war in Iran means an interest rate cut next week "makes no sense, with future reductions also hanging in the balance, economists have said. Economists have changed their opinion on what will happen to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) UK Government borrowing fell sharply to "11. 6 billion in December as a spike in tax receipts and national insurance more than outweighed an uptick in spending, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said borrowing was "7. 1 billion, or 38%, less…...