BIZARRE: 6 | Mind Blowing Facts

Major UK bank launches new 2% deposit mortgage for first-time buyers

The bank said saving for a deposit ‘remains one of the biggest hurdles to homeownership’

The Independent UK · Feb 3

UK house prices bounce back in January as analysts predict 2%-4% rise in 2026

Nationwide says average price of UK home rose by 0.3% last month after surprise fall in late 2025

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2

House price growth picked up at start of 2026 with further recovery expected

Housing market activity is likely to recover in the coming quarters, especially if an improving affordability trend is maintained

Evening Standard · Feb 2

More mortgage customers can now borrow up to six times income, says Nationwide

The Society is extending its high loan-to-income lending to a wider range of borrowers.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Revealed: London first-time buyers now need £45,000 for a 10 per cent house deposit

Nationwide Building Society estimated that it could take around six years to raise a 10 per cent cash deposit across the UK, or around nine years in London

Evening Standard · Jan 20

January blues? Longing for an escape to the sun? Perfect timing for criminals to cash in

This is one of three key months when fraudsters ramp up the number of scams to trap travellers into paying for a ‘bargain holiday’ … that doesn’t exist

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18

Martin Lewis reveals how to get up to £250 with latest bank switching offers

Many banks are also offering boosted perks for new customers in 2026

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Major lender to cut fixed mortgage rates to as low as 3.5 per cent

A mortgage expert said the reductions from Britain’s biggest building society ‘will turn heads’

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Nationwide set to cut fixed mortgage rates to as low as 3.50% from Thursday

A mortgage expert said the reductions from the building society ‘feel like a real line-in-the-sand moment’.

Evening Standard · Jan 14

Hope for first time buyers as Nationwide and HSBC push through mortgage rate cuts

New mortgage price war follows a period of falling gilt yields at the start of the year

Evening Standard · Jan 14