Tag: Inflation

UK rents continue rising as London leads the surge – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Private rent prices paid by tenants in the UK have continued growing and have risen by 5.5% in the year...

Bank of England continue down the path of pain and raise Base rate to 5.25%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a closer majority than last time of 6–3 to increase...

BOE beyond reproach?

Author: Readers Question

13th June 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Dear P118, I don’t want these words to come across as a rant. I just want some peace of mind...

House prices slip again – interest rates to remain high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

House prices have fallen by 3.4% in the year to May – which is a bigger decline than the drop...

Landlords face limited BTL mortgage choices as deals vanish

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords searching for the perfect buy to let mortgage deal are in for a shock as growing numbers of lenders...

Is it better to sell property fast or sit and wait?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Should landlords hold onto their properties for as long as possible following the BOE’s announcement that inflation fell to 8.7%...

Average rents hit £1,000 for the first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Tenants moving into a newly let property are facing average rents outside of London of more than £1,000 for the...

Inflation falls for a record 6 consecutive months!

Author: Neil Patterson

15th April 2014, 12 years ago | 4

Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation reduced for a record sixth month to 1.6% for the year to March 2014. That...

Bank of England quarterly inflation report summary

Author: Neil Patterson

14th February 2014, 13 years ago | 8

No need to panic about interest rate rises as we are still in a bad place, but an improving place...

Good News – GDP has grown by 1.9% in 2013

Author: Neil Patterson

28th January 2014, 13 years ago | 10

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has this morning reported the UK economy has grown by 0.7% in the fourth...

Consumer Price Index finally hits Bank of England 2% inflation target

Author: Neil Patterson

14th January 2014, 13 years ago | 17

The Consumer Price index (CPI) inflation rate fell to 2% in December down from 2.1% in November finally hitting the...

CPI Inflation down – releasing more presure on Bank Base Rate

Author: Neil Patterson

12th November 2013, 13 years ago | 9

The Consumer Price Index CPI inflation figures for October show a year on year fall to 2.2% from 2.7% in...

Should I raise rent in line with RPI or CPI?

Author: Readers Question

18th October 2013, 13 years ago | 14

I have just read the latest survey about rent rises. We have several properties, but one, a townhouse, is coming...

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Rightmove doubles 2013 forecast for house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Rightmove doubles 2013 forecast for house prices as it reports ‘aggregation of marginal gains’ fueling a predicted 4.8% annual growth....

Oven Cleaning is one of the biggest issues in a rented property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2013, 13 years ago | 11

Oven cleaning is one of the biggest issues and this article is to help Landlords present this particular item in...

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Bank of England Inflation Report and Economic Roundup

Author: Neil Patterson

18th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

“When is the Bank of England base rate going up?” is the most frequent question I am asked by property...

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Eastern Landlords Association MARCH 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Deposits Three cheers for competition. A few weeks ago TDS, The Dispute Service, announced Deposit Guard, which at launch undercut...

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Hush-hush Chancellor Quietly Puts up CGT and IHT

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors will pay more inheritance tax and capital gains tax after the government changed the basis for calculating index-linked...

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How Will 5.2% Inflation Hit Buy to Let Investors?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

With inflation hitting a 20 year high at 5.2%, the headlines are screaming doom and gloom. Instead, step back and...

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Rent prices still going up according to LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents are raging out of control in some areas of the country as tenants desperate for a home gazump their...

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Landlords forced out of housing benefit market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2011, 15 years ago | 5

As MPs debated the Welfare Reform Bill at report stage on Monday, 13 June, a survey by the National Landlords...