How Many More Rate Rises Before the Housing Market Gets Hurt?
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) will announce its interest rate decision at noon on ...
The Drumbeat of Recession is Getting Louder – What Will it Do to Housing?
Until very recently it seemed fanciful to talk about the UK economy going back into recession. We ...
Rising Mortgage Rates Will Eventually Cool the House-Price Boom
One of the dilemmas for the Bank of England, as it responds to a surge in inflation ...
Will there be anything from Rishi Sunak for The Housing Market?
On March 23, Rishi Sunak will present his spring statement to the House of Commons, hard on ...
How High Will Interest Rates Go This Year?
A day or so after I had pressed the “send” button to file this column last month, ...
A Case of Déjà vu for The Housing Market
We end the year as we began it, gripped by Covid uncertainty. Like an unwelcome guest, the ...
Planning for Higher Interest Rates, & Praying They Are Not Too High
On November 4, the markets were braced for an important announcement from the Bank of England. Expectations ...
Even London Rents Are Joining the Housing Party
The housing story of the past 18 months has been dominated by house prices and transactions. It ...