Mortgage rates are rising, destroying the well-laid plans of home buyers

Mortgage payments over time (line chart)

Rising mortgage rates threaten to wipe out the home buying season. The average 30-year mortgage rate rose to 6.46%, the highest level since September 2025, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Borrowing costs have risen sharply in recent weeks following the divestment less than 6% in late February. The Iran was there it increases price pressure by … Read more

The gardener for hire calls to force a decision on the plans

A blueprint for the proposed 'Employment Campus' near Curdworth shows the majority of the planned development is in the vicinity of the Peddimore development and its new Amazon fulfillment centre.

A developer who wants to build a major new jobs park on the edge of Sutton Coldfield has lodged an appeal to try to force the two councils to make a decision. IM Properties is taking action ten months after submitting planning applications to build the £363 million ‘Thrive’ job park on the Birmingham/North Warwickshire … Read more