Many 18-30 year olds have expressed concerns about their ability to meet the financial challenges involved in securing their own home or starting a family
Mortgages
Central Bank report shows homeowners responded sharply to ECB rate hikes – but would have saved more if they had switched earlier
Falling interest rates will, of course, help prospective buyers too. But they are buying into a market that’s only getting hotter
The ECB currently expects that euro zone inflation, which was running at 2.4 per cent last month, will reach its target by the middle of next year
Markets expect Frankfurt to implement a sequence of rate cuts in the second half of 2024 but wage growth remains the chief worry
Mortgage-switching activity ratcheted up sharply when European Central Bank raised rates for first time in more than a decade
Lender cuts rate on fixed-rate products by 0.2 percentage points
The ECB is expected to start cutting interest rates but consumers should not presume that they will automatically benefit
Approval activity up by 6% in volume and by 7% in value compared with the same month last year, data from banks shows
With some 44% of first-time buyers now over 35, more and more home-owners will be facing loan repayments into retirement
Latest increase expected to bring increase in loan arrears, given the number of homeowners set to see fixed rates expire
Interest rates are not coming down immediately, but they will fall later this year, posing a dilemma for those taking out mortgages
Move takes total employment at Deeter’s firm to 25 and deal is expected to double its revenues
Keeping a messy bank account, failing to study the market and not taking account of lending rules are among common mistakes made by first-time buyers
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