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Propertymark CEO Nathan Emerson responds to the March 2025 Money and Credit Report from the Bank of England.

The Bank of England has selected Amulet to deliver manned guarding services at its Threadneedle Street headquarters in the City of London and printing facility in Debden, Essex, under an 18-month contract.

Iwona Hovenko, Senior Real Estate Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on the finding of BI's latest Housing Pulse report that UK housing activity may climb as chunky declines in mortgage rates follow the first Bank of England policy cut.

Ben Nichols, managing director of specialist mortgage investment company RAW Capital Partners, responds to today's decision by the European Central Bank to reduce its key deposit Rate by 25 Basis Points to 3.5 per cent.

Senior commentators from the property sector comment on data showing inflation remained steady at the Bank of England's target rate of 2 per cent in June.

Total output across the UK construction industry is set to fall this year as the economy stagnates according to a forecast from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).

David Hannah, Group Chairman of Cornerstone Tax, explains why the UK's Buy-to-Let mortgage market isn't working for tenants or landlords. According to the latest data from Cornerstone Tax, 15 per cent of landlords are considering selling up due to rising costs associated wit

Cornerstone Tax chairman David Hannah comments on data from Knight Frank suggesting UK rents could rise by 22 per cent over the next five years.

Cornerstone Tax chairman David Hannah comments on new forecasts for the UK's housing market from estate agency Hamptons.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a 0.25 percentage point increase in interest rates, bringing the benchmark rate to 5.25%. This marks the fourteenth consecutive rise in an effort to control stubbornly high inflation, which currently stands at 7.9% - four tim

Iwona Hovenko, real estate analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Survey of the UK housing market.

With JP Morgan economist Allan Monks warnings pushing interest rates to 7 per cent could send shock waves through Britain's housi

Jatin Ondhia, CEO of real estate investment platform Shojin, comments on the impact of the Bank of England (BoE) decision to increase interest rates to a 15

The hit to UK homebuyer confidence from upheavals in the mortgage market is likely to drag on house prices during the second half of 2023 as the pool of available buyers shrinks with some homeowners deciding to sell, leading commentators tell Facilities Management Magazine.

Two leading commentators give their perspective on a recent analysis showing a fall in the number of residential mortgage products available in the United Kingdom.

Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) housing, real estate and construction analyst Iwona Hovenko, and senior equity research analyst Philip Richards, comment on tomorrow's anticipated increase in interest rates by the Bank of England.

deVere Group, which has US $12bn under advisement, has announced the temporary closure of its UK property investment division as inflation fears suggest the Bank of England will need to hike interest rates more aggressively to combat rising prices.

FM Magazine sounded out Paresh Raja, CEO of Market Financial Solutions (MFS) and Shojun CEO, Jatin Ondhia, on the 50 basis point hike in interest rates announced today by the Bank of England.

Bank of England plans to scrap mortgage affordability rules have been described as "utter madness" by Nigel Green, the CEO of deVere Group, who says the move underscores how the central bank is "failing Britain."