Tag: Inflation

Bank of England rate hold brings stability to housing market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2026, 5 days ago | 0

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75% despite a volatile market and ongoing economic uncertainty. The Monetary...

Interest rates fall to 3.75% as Bank of England eases borrowing pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2025, 6 months ago | 1

The Bank of England has reduced its base rate from 4% to 3.75%, cutting borrowing costs to their lowest level...

The UK’s housing market faces recovery challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s housing market is navigating turbulent waters following a sharp 28% drop in transactions in April 2025, an analysis...

Buy to let brokers correctly predict Bank of England rate cut

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Most buy to let mortgage brokers are predicting a reduction in the Bank of England’s base rate today (8th May),...

Service charges soar to hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Flat owners in England and Wales face escalating costs as annual service charges surge to £2,300 – leaping by 11%...

Scottish rents outpace inflation since rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Rent increases in Scotland have accelerated since the introduction of rent controls in September 2022, rising faster and higher than...

Balance struck for rent control amendment but more landlord support needed in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Two industry bodies claim while a balance may have been struck for rent controls in the Scottish Housing Bill, the...

UK house prices in 2025 will grow despite economic challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The recent rise in annual house price growth which saw prices reach their highest point since November 2022, stands in...

Government turns the screws on vulnerable tenants?

Author: Readers Question

29th November 2024, 2 years ago | 4

In 2007, the housing benefit rate for a three-bed home in Cleveleys, Lancashire was £520pm, today it is £623.30 or...

Rent growth will slow down – but remain higher than inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rent price growth is set to slow down but will still outpace inflation, Hamptons reveals. The estate agency is predicting...

House prices to rise by 23% over the next five years – Savills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

House prices in the UK are forecast to increase by £84,000 over the next five years, according to a new...

Annual rents rise by 8.4% – and house prices grow by 2.8%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents in the private rented sector (PRS) rose by 8.4% in the 12 months to September, official data reveals. The...

Capital Gains Tax – Inflation, the real problem ignored by Government?

Author: Readers Question

16th October 2024, 2 years ago | 25

Capital Gains Tax – Inflation, the real problem ignored by Government The government chooses to ignore the impact of inflation...

UK house prices surge to outpace inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK housing market is experiencing a resurgence as house prices continue to outpace inflation, according to a new analysis....

Labour slammed for planned social housing rent rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a big increase in social rents to help accelerate the construction of affordable...

Understanding and Reforming the Rate Paid by the Bank of England to Commercial Banks

Author: Adam Lawrence

26th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The Bank of England’s monetary policies, specifically Quantitative Easing (QE) and Quantitative Tightening (QT), have profound implications for the UK...

Bank of England Decision and the Property Market: What’s Next?

Author: Adam Lawrence

25th June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The Bank of England’s recent rate decision was “finely balanced,” as noted by Faisal Islam, BBC Economics Editor. The decision...

Interest Rates – The Next 18 Months

Author: Adam Lawrence

8th June 2024, 2 years ago | 19

If you blinked this week, or if you just don’t follow the Central Banks of the World more closely (what...

Snap Election – YIKES!

Author: Adam Lawrence

23rd May 2024, 2 years ago | 33

So – many of us thought that we were nailed on for a late 2024 election. Sunak hanging on by...

BoE holds interest rates – but hints at a cut soon

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates at a 16-year high of 5.25%, as expected, in a bid...