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No quantitative easing for the next three months(29/11/2011)
Last week, on 23rd november, Bank of England released the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on the 9th and 10th November 2011 showing a unanimous vote in favour of keeping the base rate on hold at 0.5%, unchanged from the previous month. Furthermore, every member of the committee voted in favour of holding the level of asset purchases steady at the previously agreed £275 billion. The MPC's central view continues to b... [more]
Housing market recovery could stall in 2011(17/03/2011)
According to the latest forecast from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), after recording year-on-year growth of 6.4% in 2010, the housing market recovery will stall in 2011, leaving house prices 1.7% lower compared to last year. Anaemic growth in disposable incomes and higher unemployment throughout 2011 will cause house prices to fall, particularly in regions most vulnerable to public sector cuts. However, affordability fo... [more]
House prices static in 2011 but likely to rise in the following years on the back of quantitative easing(22/11/2010)
According to the latest forecast from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), annual house price growth will drop from 6.9% year on year in 2010 to only 2.2% in 2011. But the consultancy still expects by 2014, UK average house prices will be 16% higher than on average in 2010. Pulling house prices down will be squeezed disposable income and higher unemployment as public sector cuts take effect. But on the other side, continued r... [more]
cebr believes UK house prices will continue to grow(02/08/2010)
According to the latest Consumer and Housing prospects report published by the centre for economics and business research (cebr), house prices will grow by around four per cent during 2010, and will continue to grow over the forecasting period. They believe those forecasters projecting a double dip have got it wrong. As far back as August 2008, when the economy was gearing up to turn in on itself, they suggested that although house prices were... [more]
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