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View Article  House prices set to rise in 2010

Property prices are set to rise in 2010 but sellers may have to wait until the end of the year to benefit, according to the latest predictions.

With the New Year looming, industry bodies are already making their forecasts on the housing market, with the Building Societies Association (BSA) expecting ...   more »

View Article  Households' fortunes 'mixed' in recession

Householders' disposable income has dipped sharply in the downturn but low interest rates have saved many from debt problems, a report suggests.

A safety-first attitude to savings was inspired, in part, by a fear of redundancy, the survey for the Bank of England found.

The poll, carried out in the ...   more »

View Article  UK interest rate remains at 0.5%
recovery

The Bank of England has held UK interest rates at the record low of 0.5% in a widely-expected move.

It also announced no changes to its programme of pumping newly-created money into the economy - so-called quantitative easing (QE).

In November, the Bank of England said it would inject ...   more »

View Article  House prices up for fifth month in a row, says Halifax

House prices have risen for the fifth month in a row, says the Halifax, one of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders.

Its latest survey says prices went up by 1.4% in November, pushing the cost of the average UK home to £167,664.

Although that is still 1.6% lower than a ...   more »