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The rise in consumer inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% is “an unfortunate but accepted part” of achieving a stable housing market. So...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Inflation back on target and following speculation about a summer interest rate cut have prompted Propertymark to insist that the Bank...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says the Bank of England should increase UK interest rates by another 0.25 per...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

Financial analysts are unanimously warning that Bank of England base rate will rise yet again tomorrow. If they are correct this will...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today to decide on its base interest rate amidst shock at the latest...

The headlines from yesterday’s Bank of England announcement are dominated by the base rate rise, but there’s been some unexpected good...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

This is a crunch week for the UK economy - and likely the housing market too - with a meeting of...

The next meeting of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has been delayed by a week. A tweet from the BoE...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is writing to the Office for Budget Responsibility asking it to provide clarification on controversial tax...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of tax rises hitting landlords, says...

David Miles, a former Bank of England economist, has described the government’s mortgage interest tax relief reform as “terrible” - but...

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