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Boost for borrowers as Nationwide reduces affordability stress rates
- Reduction in stress rates following FCA’s rule clarification allows applicants to borrow on average £28k more
- Change provides boost for all buyer types, notably for remortgage, making it easier to move to Nationwide
- Stress rates also cut for Helping Hand, helping more first-time buyers borrow up to six times income
- Comes as Nationwide continues to push for review of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee Loan-to-Income flow limit to unlock the full potential of the rule clarification
#Sunshineguilt gets Brits booking hols and gardening in hottest March for over a century
- New data shows how #sunshineguilt spending shot up in warmest March in 115 years
- Nationwide data shows gardening spend in March up 95% compared to February, and up 26% year on year
- DIY spending was up 17% compared to February, and up 7% versus March last year
- March also ushered in an increase in holiday and airline spend - up 15 per cent compared to February and up 9% on March 2024
Nationwide becomes the first building society to achieve ‘Advanced’ mental health accessibility rating
- The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has awarded Nationwide an advanced rating through its Mental Health Accessible programme for essential services firms.
- Nationwide is the first building society to gain this rating - which is the second of three levels firms can achieve through the programme.
- This follows a comprehensive review by the charity assessing the accessibility of their services for customers with mental health problems.
- The award recognises the tangible steps Nationwide has taken to support its customers with mental health problems, and the progress it has made after working with Money and Mental Health to make their services more accessible.
1 in 4 snared by ticket scams as peak FOMO sets in due to imminent Glastonbury resale
- As Glastonbury festival ticket resale looms, high demand and low availability create perfect storm for scammers, warns Nationwide
- New research reveals 1 in 4 (25%) have fallen victim to ticket scams, losing £82 on average
- A staggering 51 per cent of Brits would consider buying tickets from questionable sources
- Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) young people (aged 25-34) are more likely to take risks as big events approach
- Two in five (40%) 25-34-year-olds are willing to knowingly buy fake tickets to secure a spot
Where Brits are spending their money five years after Covid
- Brits' social lives back on track as spend increases 49% from Feb 2021 to Feb 2025
- Holidays see biggest spend increase, followed by travel, leisure and childcare
- Spending dips recorded across dating, DIY, general retailers and discount stores
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16 May 2025
Eurovision - One night, one bet, one regret: The rise of major event gambling
- Latest research by Nationwide shows more than 7 in 10 of people who gamble will bet more on major events this year than last
- One in ten have tried to stop gambling only to start again due to high-profile events
- 50 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds say they hide their gambling for fear of judgement, embarrassment or because their partner doesn’t approve
- Nationwide and GambleAware urge anyone struggling with gambling to access support
15 May 2025
Boost for borrowers as Nationwide reduces affordability stress rates
- Reduction in stress rates following FCA’s rule clarification allows applicants to borrow on average £28k more
- Change provides boost for all buyer types, notably for remortgage, making it easier to move to Nationwide
- Stress rates also cut for Helping Hand, helping more first-time buyers borrow up to six times income
- Comes as Nationwide continues to push for review of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee Loan-to-Income flow limit to unlock the full potential of the rule clarification
14 May 2025
Rightmove and Nationwide launch global-first property lending check
The UK’s largest property platform Rightmove, and the UK’s largest Building Society Nationwide have launched a global-first real-time digital feature, which helps potential home-buyers understand if a specific property they want to view is likely to be eligible for mortgage lending.
09 May 2025
The Mortgage Works again cuts buy-to-let and limited company mortgage rates
The Mortgage Works will again be cutting rates on selected buy-to-let and limited company products for new and existing customers by up to 0.30 percentage points. The new rates will be effective from tomorrow, Saturday 10 April.
08 May 2025
Nationwide cuts rates for new and existing customers looking for a new mortgage deal with rates starting from 3.84%
- Nationwide reducing rates for existing customers switching to a new deal or new customers remortgaging by up to 0.22 percentage points
- Nationwide offers 3.84% for new customers looking to remortgage, with a £1,499 fee
- Switcher rates for existing customers start from 3.84% but with a £999 fee
- All Nationwide’s tracker rates will see a reduction of 0.25 percentage points following the reduction to Bank Rate
- Follows rate cuts made across the mortgage range on Wednesday
