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Mortgages

Commons · Question 126137 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Chancellor gets banks to step up mortgage support for customers, published on 26 March 2026, what specific commitments were agreed by lenders during the meeting re

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 20 Apr 2026

On 26 March 2026, the Chancellor met with the six largest mortgage lenders (Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Barclays UK, HSBC UK, Santander UK, and Nationwide Building Society), alongside UK Finance, to discuss the outlook for mortgage rates in light...