Commonwealth Bank reported an $11bn full-year cash profit, noting property investor applications are stabilising after a slump driven by RBA rate hikes and Labor tax reforms.
Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifax halved its estimate for the annual rate of growth due to the conflict in the Middle East.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said that the cost of a typical UK home fell by 0.1% in April, to £299,313. This followed a 0.5% fall in March. Continue reading...
Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifax halved its estimate for the annual rate of growth due to the conflict in the Middle East.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said that the cost of a typical UK home fell by 0.1% in April, to £299,313. This followed a 0.5% fall in March. Continue reading...
Barclays is restricting lending to risky borrowers after taking a £228m hit from the collapse of mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions amid fraud allegations. The bank reported Q1 pre-tax profit of £2.8bn, up 3%, but credit impairment charges rose to £823m from £643m a year earlier. CEO CS Venkatakrishnan cited increasing fraud cases and the failure of three borrowers including Tricolor and First Brands, raising concerns about lending standards in the $2tn private credit industry.
