A tycoon's daughter has sold her luxury home after being repeatedly targeted in firebomb and graffiti attacks. Jennifer McLeish put her home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, on the market earlier this year and has now sold it for £625,000.
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Profits at the UK's largest mortgage lender, Lloyds Banking Group, have fallen by over a quarter in recent months as interest rates peak and the competition intensifies in the mortgage and savings market. However, despite the tough trading conditions, the bank maintains that its customers are "resilient" and has improved its predictions for certain sectors of the economy this year.
Lloyds reported a statutory pre-tax profit of £1.6 billion for the first quarter of the year, a decrease of 28 per cent from the £2.3 billion announced during the same period last year. The figures were slightly below analysts' predictions of a quarterly profit of £1.7 billion.
The banking group attributes part of the profit decline to reduced net interest income - the revenue from loans minus the cost of deposits - which fell by one-tenth to £3.2 billion. This was anticipated due to reducing mortgage costs after they hit highs earlier last year and as savers moved their money into accounts offering better returns.
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Total lending by the banking group, which includes Halifax and Bank of Scotland, decreased by £1.2 billion during the quarterly period. The lower mortgage lending seems to be a factor, as more homeowners chose to refinance their homes at the start of the year compared to the end of 2024 when economic uncertainty was rife.
This comes amidst increasing competition among UK financial institutions vying to offer their customers superior deals in a climate of historically high interest rates.
However, since the quarter's end, Lloyds has noted an uptick in mortgage applications, which it anticipates will lead to increased lending throughout the
A tycoon's daughter has sold her luxury home after being repeatedly targeted in firebomb and graffiti attacks. Jennifer McLeish put her home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, on the market earlier this year and has now sold it for £625,000.
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