The Bank of England may have to maintain low interest rates for the long term to compensate for strains in the banking system, deputy governor Paul Tucker warned yesterday. The Bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee may have...
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RENTING a property in Portsmouth will soon be safer for tenants after Portsmouth City Council launched a landlord accreditation scheme. The pioneering scheme is designed to boost the standard of private rented accommodation in th...
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61% want to buy a property now but are unable to afford to do so reveals the Rightmove Q1 2010 Consumer Confidence Survey: Rental Forecast Although the quarterly increases have been modest, this is the third successive rise i...
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The number of first-time buyers soared at the end of last year as they rushed to get on the property ladder before the stamp duty holiday finished, new figures show. People buying their first home hit a two-year high in December, ahe...
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Property asking prices jumped 3.2% over the past month, and London prices hit a new record, according to Rightmove. On the up: Asking prices are rising substantially, but are sellers being unrealistic The month...
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Repossessions reached a 14-year high during 2009 with around 46,000 people losing their home to lenders, it was revealed today. Seized: Repossessions are up 15% on 2008 This marks the highest number of reposse...
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David Salusbury, chairman, National Landlords Association How has the lettings market fared during the credit crunch? The credit crunch has been a double-edged sword for landlords. On one hand the reduction in available ...
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House prices in the UK rose by 2.9% last year, according to the latest government house price survey. Prices rose by 3% in England, 3.8% in Scotland and 1% in Wales, but fell 6% in Northern Ireland, the Department for Communiti...
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