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FT readers’  bonus secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poll of nearly 3,000 shows mortgage and childcare costs are reducing investments]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/466e8a11-f523-4f70-b299-6496a1aac77b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">466e8a11-f523-4f70-b299-6496a1aac77b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home downsizing can deliver big retirement funding boost, study finds ]]></title><description><![CDATA[But research shows benefits are not spread equally ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2a2826bb-2ff2-4730-a2c8-3f70c27a01e8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2a2826bb-2ff2-4730-a2c8-3f70c27a01e8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the UK housing market really in recovery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling mortgage rates and an uptick in agreed sales offer encouragement. But economic risks remain]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8dd4d1f5-b943-4a0c-98e4-254871b69427</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8dd4d1f5-b943-4a0c-98e4-254871b69427</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK house prices fall for sixth month in a row, ONS data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[London registers sharp decline in house prices as rents continue to rise ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9a2305df-1f18-4dcd-ad89-bd9407ac51c8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9a2305df-1f18-4dcd-ad89-bd9407ac51c8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:34:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you taken out a long-term fixed rate mortgage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FT Money is seeking comments from readers who have taken out such a mortgage or rejected the idea]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/49a52831-871e-44f4-b77c-5b7b0171a102</link><guid 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ease]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/73ccbf3a-e18b-43fa-9b65-f0e66d281656</link><guid isPermaLink="false">73ccbf3a-e18b-43fa-9b65-f0e66d281656</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:28:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK mortgage rates fall for first time since 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[BoE data signal improved outlook for property market in December as interest rates ease ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c7abc82c-8d1e-4ec9-8630-971fd806cc54</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c7abc82c-8d1e-4ec9-8630-971fd806cc54</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:20:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-minister blames mortgage rise for his quitting UK government post]]></title><description><![CDATA[George Freeman warns politics becoming unaffordable and says £118,300 salary not enough to cover home loan payments ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8fd52932-b5b6-42eb-a251-b9d1e2187ded</link><guid 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and Santander announce cuts to UK mortgage rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moves follow similar action by HSBC and Halifax]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f8d3677e-622b-4db4-ae84-19abd05ea87f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f8d3677e-622b-4db4-ae84-19abd05ea87f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:25:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage rate cuts need not squeeze bank profit margins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intense competition can be expensive but lower funding costs could lessen the pain]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4c0594a6-967a-4ccc-9080-ce65f6131d29</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4c0594a6-967a-4ccc-9080-ce65f6131d29</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:05:40 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>