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Surprise jump in number of UK people mainly using cash for daily spending

Banking body reports increase to 1.5m in 2023 – the highest since before Covid – despite move to cashless society

The Guardian - UK

Number of new UK buy-to-let mortgages halves in just over a year

Sector shrinks in size for first time since launch of products in 1996 as higher costs drive out investors

The Guardian - UK

Buy-to-let mortgage market has shrunk ‘amid challenges for landlords’

Strong rental demand and lending standards could mean the buy-to-let sector emerges from the downturn sooner than expected, UK Finance said.

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Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say

Cash provides essential fallback when digital payments break down, Payment Choice Alliance points out

The Guardian - UK

Some savers being short-changed by poor rates, says Which?

UK Finance said it would ‘always encourage customers to shop around for the deal that works best for them’.

The Independent UK

Banking complaints reach highest level in a decade as current account gripes soar

Consumers brought 24,402 credit card complaints, mostly due to perceptions around unaffordable or irresponsible lending

The Independent UK

Penalise startups that take state aid then list abroad, says UK Finance

Banking sector suggests ‘two-way commitment’ that would require subsidies and tax breaks to be clawed back

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Households warned to check mortgage and savings rates after Bank of England decision

A mortgage holder on the current average SVR could end up paying £287 more per month compared with if they were on an average two-year fixed-rate mortgage

The Independent UK

Number of contactless cards across the UK tops 150 million

UK Finance’s spending data for March shows the number of contactless cards in issue has reached 150,172,000.

The Independent UK

21% of new first-time buyers stretch mortgage terms for more than 35 years

The trend of longer-term mortgages is ‘further evidence of the ongoing affordability crunch’, according to UK Finance’s Household Finance Review.

The Independent UK

Business manifestos: six pre-election proposals touted by UK industry

The business groups’ big ideas, from payroll savings schemes to making big tech compensate for fraud on its platforms

The Guardian - UK

Next UK government should introduce scams legislation, says City lobby group

Group wants big tech social media firms to pay up to £40m a year to reimburse customers after years of shouldering cost of fraud

The Guardian - UK

Demand for Taylor Swift’s UK tour could fuel summer ticket fraud bonanza

‘Purchase scams’ often pegged to big events, warns UK Finance’s annual fraud report

The Guardian - UK

Tricked consumers lose record amount to purchase scams in 2023 – UK Finance

People looking to attend events such as the Olympics and Taylor Swift concerts could be targeted by scammers this year, UK Finance said.

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Recommendations to help economic abuse survivors regain financial independence

Issues that prevent survivors from regaining their financial independence and achieving economic safety must be addressed, UK Finance said.

The Guardian - UK

Are 25-year UK mortgages a thing of the past?

Younger homebuyers are turning to ultra-long loans, prompting fears over the risk to their finances and the wider economy

The Guardian - UK

City of London watchdog is making a fair point on ‘naming and shaming’

Disclosure of the identities of firms under investigation by FCA could be in the public interest

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Even a ‘rate shock’ for British mortgage borrowers may not help the banks

The prospect of home loan rates staying high for longer is not the tonic for lenders’ financial results it once was

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Ex-police chief says he didn't report wife's stolen credit card... as thief spent less than her

Fellow peers were left struggling to work out if he was joking or not...

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt may launch ‘British Isa’ investing in UK company shares

Chancellor hints at tax-free plan for budget as part of efforts to revive country’s stock market

The Guardian - UK

UK homeowners with mental health problems ‘spend less on essentials to pay mortgage’

Charity set up by Martin Lewis says up to 1.3m people forced to cut back on food, energy and even medicine

The Conversation

Mortgage rates are falling but borrowers are still feeling the squeeze – a finance expert explains how to cut your repayments

Around 5 million households have seen their mortgage interest rate change since the Bank of England base rate started to rise in late 2021. Over the course of the 2023 alone, the base rate increased from 3.5% to 5.25%, surpassing economists’ expectations and pushing mortgage rates to the highest levels…

The Independent UK

Squeeze on home buyers’ budgets set to continue into 2024, say experts

But potential cuts to interest rates, as well as lower house prices in some locations, could provide house hunters with new opportunities.

The Guardian - UK

Average asking price for home in UK drops by £7,000 in December

Prices usually decrease at this time of year but fall is greater than 20-year average owing to high mortgage rates, says Rightmove

The Independent UK

Mortgage lending set to fall in 2024 as arrears grow – UK Finance

The outlook for next year was one of continuing challenges in the mortgage market, the trade association said.

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