July 10th, 2014
The Financial Ombudsman Service have today confirmed that complaints in relation to pay day loan companies have doubled over the past 12 months, with the expectation being that more will follow once firms become cleare... Read More
July 4th, 2014
Recent measures introduced by the government’s Monetary Policy Committee are thinly veiled attempts to cool the blazing London housing market, according to one leading mortgage broker.
The Bank of England anno... Read More
July 1st, 2014
It was widely reported in May that the level of new property sales has waned in recent months, and the reduction in activity appears to have continued unabated. The Bank of England provided figures yesterday that evide... Read More
June 27th, 2014
During his speech to present the Bank of England’s half year assessment of the market yesterday, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, introduced new rulings on lending limits that will see a restriction put ... Read More
June 24th, 2014
The controversial new HS2 high speed rail link could create a “northern global powerhouse”, according to Chancellor George Osborne.
The planned first phase has courted controversy, with many residents set for ma... Read More
June 20th, 2014
With recent news that rental values are increasing, along with revelations that house prices are continuing to rise, getting a foot on the property ladder will remain a struggle, according to the Managing Director of leadi... Read More
June 17th, 2014
Contractors seeking clarity on the chances of their planned house purchase moving out of reach should take heart that any lending caps mooted by the Government will not be the initial line of defence for the Bank of Englan... Read More
June 12th, 2014
Since the turn of the year, activity in London has driven the housing market forward, at what has been for many, an alarming pace. But over the past couple of months there has been a steady reduction in the levels of new... Read More
March 23rd, 2021
In June 2014, we wrote about the artificial UK housing bubble that had been warned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the time the market saw house price inflation that was becoming increasingly widespread.Read More
June 9th, 2014
Contractors saw a sharp rise in hourly rates last month. The fastest pay growth for temporary workers since December 2007, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Jobs Report.
The re... Read More
