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Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Interest rates were held for the fifth consecutive time after the latest Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. The...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

The Bank of England’s strategy to tackle inflation isn’t working, an agent has claimed, after policymakers hiked rates for the 12th...

A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

Estate agents have expressed hope that the latest interest rate rise is the last after the Bank of England increased the...

The property market has been warned to expect fewer sales and more expensive mortgages after interest rates were raised for the...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

The Bank of England is being urged by property professionals to avoid further interest rate hikes this week. The Bank’s Monetary Policy...

A lender is predicting mortgage-backed home purchases will be “significantly lower” in the coming months after borrowing has dropped since the...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is set to meet today to consider a possible rise in base rate -...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

The Bank of England’s monthly interest rate decision was made today - but instead of it being announced at 12 noon,...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

Labour is proposing two methods of controlling house price rises should it win the next General Election - and the ideas...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...

We recently witnessed the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increase the base interest rate for the first time since...

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...

Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...

As the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee consider whether to increase base rate later this week, new figures from the...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

Average prices in prime central London remained flat in May but are down 6.6 per cent on the year according to...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

The Bank of England may cut its base rate again, but probably not until November predicts a survey of 59 leading...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate to 0.50 per cent despite many analysts expecting it would be cut...

One of the leading members of the Bank of England's influential Monetary Policy Committee has suggested that the recent fall-back in...

A member of the Bank of England’s key Monetary Policy Committee says waiting too long to raise interest rates risks undermining...

At first sight the decision by the Bank of England not to raise base rate appears good news for the industry...

The Bank of England is to publish three previously-separate pieces of information on interest rates tomorrow in a bid to avoid...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...