<![CDATA[ Latest from MoneyWeek in Mortgages ]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:15:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ How Paresh Raja of collapsed MFS became the “disruptor of the year” ]]> https://moneyweek.com/people/profile-of-paresh-raja-of-market-financial-solutions nt8Z38BqBW4WfnA1KniANx Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mortgage lenders to contact 1.6 million homeowners facing higher costs amid Middle East conflict ]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-higher-costs-support-rachel-reeves LPBztTs5ZhvFWsThXh9XiM Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mortgage market reforms: how the FCA's new affordability rules could help you onto the property ladder ]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-market-reforms-fca-new-affordability-rules FAmFgT7sJDptAZWNS3mtfK Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:36:56 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Big Short investor Michael Burry closes hedge fund Scion Capital ]]> https://moneyweek.com/investments/tech-stocks/big-short-investor-michael-burry-closes-hedge-fund-scion-capital 3HjLCVKNXeKnknBQsYqQ5j Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buying vs renting: is is better to own or rent your home? 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]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-in-retirement 4ezarYjUwQNknW7yNvpTJa Thu, 29 May 2025 16:15:09 +0000 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trump trade tariffs: UK mortgage rates fall in 'silver lining' for borrowers ]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages/trump-trade-tariffs-uk-mortgage-rates DooXEzQZxzWNZQcdZFY8Ei Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:05:18 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:13:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ RICS: UK housing market starts to lose momentum ]]> https://moneyweek.com/investments/house-prices/rics-uk-housing-market-lose-momentum UZSwmodzHA4EyHk8gsW4jH Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Should mortgage lending rules be relaxed to boost the UK economy? ]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-lending-rules-affordability-boost-economy hDX9JFyUZADUkFW6fAwmrf Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:16:46 +0000 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:10:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSB did not breach 'mortgage prisoner' contracts, judge rules ]]> https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/mortgages/tsb-did-not-breach-mortgage-prisoner-contracts-judge sNPpm4xvAuG7evzEb6D86W Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:55:16 +0000 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:13:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nationwide allows first-time buyers to borrow six times earnings - but is it a good idea? 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