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The Latest Breaking News from Yorkshire Building Society

Number of mortgaged first-time buyers ‘up by nearly a fifth’ in 2025

Yorkshire Building Society estimated there were 18 per cent more first-time buyer mortgage transactions last year than in 2024

Evening Standard

Households ‘plan to cut Christmas spending compared with last year’

One in four people who are borrowing to pay for Christmas think it could take up to a year to clear their debt, Yorkshire Building Society said.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire Building Society Shuts Down Pro-Palestine Couple's Account Amid Growing Fears of Political Targeting

A retired British couple say Yorkshire Building Society closed their savings account without warning, following similar actions against pro-Palestine groups. Rights advocates warn of growing political targeting and financial censorship across the UK.

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Pro-Palestine activist couple have UK bank account closed without explanation

John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society

The Guardian - UK

27 ‘is typical age parents expect children to reach financial independence’

Around 1% of parents believe their child will turn 50 before they no longer need them financially, research for Yorkshire Building Society indicates.

Evening Standard

Building societies making bigger mortgages more accessible

Leeds Building Society and Yorkshire Building Society have both announced changes.

Evening Standard

Savers issued warning after Bank of England holds base rate

Average savings rates have been on a downward path in recent weeks, but some providers have unveiled new products.

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Savers warned ‘loyalty does not pay’ as Bank of England base rate held at 4.25%

Average savings rates have been on a downward path in recent weeks, but some providers have unveiled new products.

Evening Standard

Mortgage deal helps 800 first-time buyers on to the property ladder

Yorkshire Building Society’s mortgage director said seeing the impact of the deal has been ‘humbling’.

Evening Standard

Mortgage wars kick-off as banks launch sub-4% deals

More sub-4 per cent mortgages have started appearing on the market from Thursday

The Independent UK

More sub-4% mortgage rates available from Thursday

The new deals were a positive sign that competition in the market was heating up, experts said.

Evening Standard

First-time buyer numbers rebounded in 2024 from decade low, says society

The number of mortgaged first-time buyers is estimated by Yorkshire Building Society to have increased by 13.8% annually in 2024.

Evening Standard

‘Potential loss of faith in idea of homeownership’ among 35 to 54-year-olds

Some 59% of non-homeowners in this age bracket were unsure if they would ever own a home or were not planning to buy one at all, a survey found.

The Independent UK

Over £366bn ‘sitting in accounts earning 1% or less’

Nearly a fifth of people admit to having never checked what rate of interest they are earning on their savings.

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The Independent UK

Yorkshire Building Society launches five-year sub-4% mortgage rate

Several lenders have been chopping their mortgage rates as 2024 has got under way.

The Independent UK

Nearly £400bn ‘sitting in accounts earning 1% or less’

Research for Yorkshire Building Society found that 55% of savers have not compared the interest paid on their accounts in the past year.

The Independent UK

First-time buyer numbers ‘were lowest in a decade in 2023’

The number of first-time buyers with a mortgage shrunk by around a fifth last year compared with 2022, Yorkshire Building Society estimated.

The Independent UK

UK’s biggest mortgage lenders in 2022 ranked

Lloyds Banking Group has held its position as the UK’s biggest mortgage lender but some providers moved up or down the tables.

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Birmingham Post

Yorkshire Building Society announces Annemarie Durbin as new chair

The Cater Allen Private Bank chair will step down from that role to take up the role at the mutual

Daily Record

Martin Lewis issues new warning to millions of people with a savings account to check it now

The consumer champion is urging everyone with money or a cash ISA to check they are not being ‘ripped off’.

Birmingham Post

Yorkshire Building Society profits top £500m amid continued high mortgage lending

The society said it was unsure how inflation's impact on the housing market would play out

Evening Standard

First-time buyer numbers drops in 2022 as cost of first home rises by 10%

The number of people taking their first step onto the property ladder was estimated to have fallen to 370,287 across the year.

The Independent UK

First-time buyer numbers fall 9% in 2022, says building society

The number of people taking their first step onto the property ladder was estimated to have fallen to 370,287 across the year.

Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis is urging people to put £1 into a HSBC account as quickly as possible

The Money Saving Expert says a simple £1 investment could see a return of hundreds

The Independent UK

200,000 more people a year ‘will be lifted out of paying stamp duty’ - OLD

The nil rate stamp duty band has been doubled to £250,000, with the threshold for first-time buyers rising to £425,000.

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