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Housing Market
‘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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AGENT BLOG: Mortgage mayhem affecting prime market too
Knight Frank’s Tom Bill says government has created a chaotic lending market over the last 11 months that has unsettled buyers and sellers.
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Housing market ‘facing 5-6% hit this year…and next’, leading agent predicts
Tom Bill at Knight Frank told the BBC the property industry is being attacked from "all sides at the moment".
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LATEST: Interest rate rise today ‘almost certain’ as inflation sticks at 8.7%
The rate of price rises has remained stuck at 8.7% despite a slight decrease expected by economists which would have gone some way to buoy the jittery housing market.
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RICS says housing storm arriving in ‘cloud of inflation’
The trend is consistent across the property market, with a less negative view among new buyers reported, in every region when compared to January.
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Rightmove: First-time buyers lead recovery as rents reach new high
While the number of sales agreed is now on a par with the same period in 2019 agreed sales volumes are now just 1% behind March 2019 defying the expectations of many.
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Pressure on prices is reducing imbalance in the rental market
Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, says that the supply of lettings properties is picking up though there are differences across regions and price bands.
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Falling longer-term interest rates could lead to cheaper mortgages
Falling longer-term interest rates could lead to cheaper mortgages and improve the affordability position of potential buyers – especially if wages rise.
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Halifax: House prices fall again as market retracts
House prices in the UK fell by 1.5% in December – the fourth consecutive drop but pulling back from November’s 2.3% decline, latest figures from the Halifax reveal.
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