Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says, ”When they were up they were up, and when they were down, they were down and when they were only…

Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices.

The property market has been softening across the UK as homes take longer to sell in particular higher up the property ladder, the Bank of England has reported. Its latest quarterly assessment…

Read property industry reaction to today's Bank of England base rate interest hike from 0.5% to 0.75%, the most recent hike since october last year.

The impact of last November’s half-a-percent interest rate rise on home buyer confidence has been offset by the UK’s cheap and readily-available mortgages, the Bank of England (BoE) has revealed in its…

Designs on Property tracks and summarises the monthly property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “Lower rates of growth appear to be here to stay, but I don’t think the public or investors appreciate…

As mortgage approvals continue to fall – down to 60,058 in August from 60,925 in July – buy-to-let lending is also likely to decrease with the latest news from the BoE’s Prudential…

It’s that ‘turmoil’ word again, as the UK flounders in a mire of political pronouncements and predictions.

The Bank of England has announced plans to introduce more stringent checks on buy-to-let lenders amid concerns that the property investment market is moving into bubble territory.

The Bank of England may consider introducing measures to improve financial stability if household debt grows faster than the rest of the economy, says the bank policymaker in charge of financial stability.…