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Prime London sales market off to a bumpy start in 2024
Knight Frank’s Tom Bill says stubborn underlying inflation and increasing mortgage rates have taken the shine off future expectations.
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Housing market ‘not out of woods yet’ and prices will fall, analyst warns
Rob Morgan of Charles Stanley says interest rate cuts cannot be taken for granted with some real risks to inflation.
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Bank of England ‘set to hold’ interest rate today
Most experts believe Andrew Bailey and the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will keep the base interest rate at 5.25% when a decision is announced today.
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Greater number of cheaper mortgages on the way as rates head down
The Bank of England said this week that inflation - the rate prices rise at - fell from 4.6% to 3.9% last month, the lowest for more than two years.
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Surprise late Autumn boost for Prime London sales market
Knight Frank’s Tom Bill says London continues to outperform the rest of the UK, largely because prices grew by relatively less during the pandemic.
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Leading auctioneer says market recovery ‘due to cash buyers’ only
The Auction House boss says the property industry might not be as resilient as some pundits think with more and more cash buyers skewing figures.
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Interest rate held again at 5.25%
The Bank of England has decided to keep the base rate at the same level for the second review in a row.
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‘Bank of England will hike rates despite falling inflation’
The fall was driven by a reduction in the energy price cap and food prices but services inflation which the bank monitors rose to 7.4% from 7.2%.
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AGENT BLOG: This week’s inflation data will be vital for agents
Tom Bill says anyone buying or selling should watch Wednesday's inflation data closely as it will provide a good steer on the direction of interest rates.
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House prices ‘will not rebound’, leading economists warn
The latest prediction from S&P Global Ratings is that prices will fall 12% by the end of next year.
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