Tag: UK economy

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The Bank of England (BoE) has held interest rates at 4%, a move that came as no surprise to markets...

Taxes, Spending and the Myth of the Binary Choice

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

A recent YouGov poll has been making the rounds on social media. It claims that 58% of voters want public...

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.25% amid persistent inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The Bank of England has decided to keep interest rates at 4.25% in a move anticipated by financial experts due...

PRS and housing market show signs of recovery in May – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The UK’s housing sector, while still facing challenges, is displaying early indications of stabilisation, according to the Royal Institution of...

The UK’s housing market faces recovery challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2025, 11 months 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, 12 months ago | 0

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

Is the British Pound Being Herded to the Cliff Edge?

Author: Mark Alexander

18th February 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The British pound is holding its own against the US dollar and the euro—but should it be? Given the economic...

UK house price growth slowed in January

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s housing market saw a slowdown in price growth last month with an annual increase of 4.1%, a dip...

Buy to let mortgage rates rise after Labour’s Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Buy to let mortgage rates have increased following the controversial Autumn Budget – a sign that the markets are not...

Demand pushes house prices to a record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

House prices in the UK have climbed to a new record high, with the average property now costing £298,083, Halifax...

House prices rebound as annual growth hits 3.7%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

UK house prices saw a surprising rebound in November, with annual growth accelerating to 3.7%, Nationwide reports. This marks the...

UK tenants face affordability crisis as rents soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Monthly rents across the UK have surged to unaffordable levels in every region except the North East, research reveals. Analytics...

UK rents grow by 8.7% and houses by 2.9% – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Private rent prices in the UK have grown by 8.7% in the 12 months to October, the Office for National...

UK house prices hit new record high

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7th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The average UK house price edged up 0.2% in October despite the economic uncertainty, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase,...

House price growth slows as stamp duty changes loom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Annual house price growth in the UK slowed in October to 2.4% from 3.2% in September, while monthly growth was...

This will be a ‘bumper year’ for the housing market – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The total value of homes in the sales pipeline has surged by 30% to £113 billion, driven by rising incomes...

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...

UK housing market picks up, but rents continue to soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s housing market is showing signs of recovery, according to the latest RICS residential survey for August – but...

UK house prices hit two-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

UK house prices edged up for the second consecutive month in August, reaching their highest level in two years, according...

Holiday let landlords face tax crunch

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The clock is ticking for furnished holiday let landlords as government plans to abolish the favourable tax regime from April...