Interest rate rise may be put off despite another house price record

Interest rate rise may be put off despite another house price record

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate this week.

It was considered a near certainty that the BoE’s monetary policy committee would agree a rise, because of the growing inflation in the wider economy and to take some steam out of the housing market. To continue reading, please Click Here
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