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January 28th, 2014

The Confederation of British Industry has today released a report proclaiming that the UK economy is growing faster than at any other point since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. The figures were derived from the... Read More

January 23rd, 2014

When Mark Carney revealed his plans last August to keep interest rates at 0.5 per cent, until the UK unemployment rate dropped to 7%, he would not have expected to make a decision on the matter for at least another 12 mont... Read More

January 22nd, 2014

Industry figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) revealed that borrowing in December was up by a substantial 49% in comparison to the previous year, amongst reports of a surge in demand for fixed rate mortgage p... Read More

January 22nd, 2014

In a welcome statement this week, the International Monetary Fund has upgraded their prediction for the UK’s growth in 2014 to 2.4%.

The move sees an increase from the original prediction of 1.9%, making the i... Read More

January 16th, 2014

The number of houses sold in the last quarter has now matched levels last seen in 2008, according to a survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The amount of property transactions per chartere... Read More

January 14th, 2014

Natwest Bank has this week extended their Help to Buy proposition to allow business transactions from the intermediary market. Although the bank were the first to announce their support for the second phase of the scheme i... Read More

January 10th, 2014

The annual housing price index figures from Halifax have arrived this week, and the results suggest a positive outlook for those looking to sell a property over the coming year. Property prices dropped by 0.6 per cent duri... Read More

January 9th, 2014

The Bank of England has again held the base rate at 0.5%, as the clock ticks down towards 2015 when a new era of rate increases will commence, so say top UK economists.

A recent BBC poll of the top 28 economists, wh... Read More

January 8th, 2014

Recent figures from Nationwide Building Society revealed an 8.4% rise in house prices in 2013, indicating a monthly rise of £1,131 in the value of the average property.

The report, which has prompted further c... Read More

January 2nd, 2014

As memories of the festive period excesses begin to recede, many contractors will start to plan for moving home or improving existing homes in 2014. Others will simply be looking to tidy up personal finances by using stead... Read More