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Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...
17 April 2024
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Interest rates are expected to stay high despite good inflation news likely to be announced this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility...
15 April 2024
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It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...
15 April 2024
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There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...
08 April 2024
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Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This is the first...
03 April 2024
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Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...
21 March 2024
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Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
15 March 2024
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The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...
01 March 2024
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Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...
09 February 2024
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A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...
02 February 2024
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The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...
01 February 2024
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There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
18 January 2024
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Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...
17 January 2024
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Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...
04 January 2024
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Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...
02 January 2024
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A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...
22 December 2023
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All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...
18 December 2023
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Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...
04 December 2023
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An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...
28 November 2023
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Inflation figures for the year to October are out this week and are expected to have fallen to 4.8 per cent. That’s...
13 November 2023
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There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...
01 November 2023
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There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...
19 October 2023
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Propertymark has cautiously welcomed the Nationwide’s house price index showing a 5.3 per cent fall in the year to September. It says...
04 October 2023
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An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...
28 September 2023
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Mortgage experts are expecting significant falls in the cost of borrowing this week as lenders drop their rates. Following last week’s decision...
25 September 2023
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The auction house appears to be bucking the downward trend in the wider housing market. And much of it is down to...
22 September 2023
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The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...
21 September 2023
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An outspoken property industry figure has urged the Bank of England not to hike interest rates. The National Association of Property Buyers...
20 September 2023
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The Centre for Economics and Business Research says the Bank of England should increase UK interest rates by another 0.25 per...
19 September 2023
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The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...
13 September 2023
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A mortgage expert says it’s likely that the housing market will improve this autumn. Octane Capital studied Property lending mortgage approval trends...
08 September 2023
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Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...
04 September 2023
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The relatively good news over inflation delivered by the government yesterday will not stop a 15th successive base rate rise from...
17 August 2023
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Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...
10 August 2023
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...
03 August 2023
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The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...
28 July 2023
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Most economic and housing analysts believe another base rate rise is on the cards for next month - but the sharp...
20 July 2023
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Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...
19 July 2023
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The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...
30 June 2023
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A prominent property law consultancy wants Help To Buy, or similar schemes, to be resurrected. Dutton Gregory Solicitors says that with the...
27 June 2023
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...
23 June 2023
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The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...
22 June 2023
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A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...
22 June 2023
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The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...
22 June 2023
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The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...
11 May 2023
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Financial analysts are unanimously warning that Bank of England base rate will rise yet again tomorrow. If they are correct this will...
10 May 2023
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One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...
27 April 2023
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A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...
14 April 2023
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The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
24 March 2023
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today to decide on its base interest rate amidst shock at the latest...
23 March 2023
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Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...
22 March 2023
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Figures out this morning from high end agency Savills shows a 5.1 per cent increase in capital appreciation on average across...
27 February 2023
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There are more Bank of England base rates to come, a group of property finance industry experts has warned. Personal finance comparison...
20 February 2023
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The chief executive of Propertymark is warning that interest rates are likely to rise at least one more time. The remarks by...
09 February 2023
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The headlines from yesterday’s Bank of England announcement are dominated by the base rate rise, but there’s been some unexpected good...
03 February 2023
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Interest rates may be on the way up right now following the latest Bank of England decision but there’s good news...
03 February 2023
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The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...
02 February 2023
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A prominent legal firm has given its view on the five key trends facing the private rental sector in 2023. These come...
27 January 2023
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The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...
25 January 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...
05 January 2023
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Rightmove says yesterday’s Bank of England base rate rise to 3.5 per cent - the ninth hike in as many Bank...
16 December 2022
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The Bank of England has increased base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the ninth consecutive base...
15 December 2022
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...
12 December 2022
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A financial expert says the latest house price index, showing the biggest monthly fall for over two years, is the “first...
02 December 2022
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Mortgage experts appearing before a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...
07 November 2022
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Savills, which at the end of last week released a gloomy forecast predicting a 10 per cent price drop for average...
07 November 2022
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A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...
04 November 2022
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Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...
04 November 2022
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The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...
03 November 2022
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There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...
02 November 2022
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There seems to be an industry-wide sigh of relief that Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister. His coronation marks the end of...
25 October 2022
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Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...
18 October 2022
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As expected there has been another substantial U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss. A few minutes after sacking her former Chancellor Kwasi...
14 October 2022
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The Bank of England is warning that many households will struggle to meet their rent or mortgage commitments if interest rates...
14 October 2022
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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut. In future there will be no stamp duty on the first...
23 September 2022
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...
22 September 2022
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20 September 2022
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The next meeting of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has been delayed by a week. A tweet from the BoE...
12 September 2022
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A leading business consultancy says the Bank of England will once again increase interest rates by twice the minimum permitted. CMC Markets...
02 September 2022
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A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...
16 August 2022
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A Labour MP says the government should introduce emergency rent controls as part of a package of measures to combat the...
11 August 2022
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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...
04 August 2022
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Data from Rightmove shows how an interest rate rise today, when the Bank of England meets, might effectively boost demand in...
04 August 2022
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With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...
03 August 2022
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The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing rises in interest rates, it’s been claimed. Property website Home,...
15 July 2022
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The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...
20 June 2022
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The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...
10 June 2022
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The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...
18 March 2022
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Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...
04 February 2022
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There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...
28 January 2022
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Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...
21 September 2021
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There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...
09 June 2020
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A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...
15 May 2020
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Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...
12 May 2020
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There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...
27 March 2020
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New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...
24 October 2019
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Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...
08 October 2019
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A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise. Property Master warned last...