The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent group of activists says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is on their side about Section 21 evictions. Bailey...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...
17 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice
The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs look set to rise in the near term, according to Property Master. Property Master’s May 2019 Mortgage...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A no-deal Brexit could trigger a deep and damaging recession with worse consequences for the UK economy than the 2008 financial...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Principality Building Society has cut the rate on its five-year buy-to-let mortgage product at 75% loan-to-value by 0.1% to 2.75%, making...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Mortgages could get even cheaper as a further cut in interest rates by the Bank of England (BoE) looks likely in...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
With alluring rental returns achievable and low-cost interest-only mortgages, otherwise deemed too risky for regular homebuyers, still available to landlords, buy-to-let...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has once again expressed concern at the rapid boom in the buy-to-let market. Answering questions from...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is the latest influential figure to hint that there may soon be additional restrictions...