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Tesco enters housing market
– from BBC.co.uk 29 June 2007
Supermarket chain Tesco is set to move in the UK housing market.
House building investigation launched by OFT
– from BBC.co.uk 22 June 2007
The Office of Fair Trading has launched an examination into the house building industry in the UK.
Small rise in house prices
– from reuters.co.uk 18 June 2007
House prices rose slowly in the month to mid-June. It is thought that an increase in housing stock led to the slow down in price growth.
Inflation falls to 2.5%
– BBC.co.uk 12 June 2007
The rate of inflation fell to 2.5% in May, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
House prices increase first buyers’ burden
– from BBC.co.uk 12 June 2007
First time buyers are now borrowing an average of 3.3 times their annual salary to get a foot on the property ladder.
Interest rates held at 5.5%
– from House-Builder 7 June 2007
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep interest rates at the current level of 5.5%.
Housing to be Brown’s ‘first priority’
– from The Guardian 5 June 2007
Gordon Brown told union delegates that increased housing development would be a priority in his first weeks as prime minister.
Shortage of housing stock is ending
– from The Financial Times 1 June 2007
Estate agents in the UK say the shortage of housing stock is ending, with increases in the number of properties for sale across the country.
Housing market cooling, says CML
– from House-Builder 1 June 2007
Data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders suggests the housing market is cooling in response to recent rises in interest rates.
Home Information Packs delayed
– from the BBC 22 May 2007
The introduction of Home Information Packs has been delayed until August, when they will begin to be phased in.
Government launches planning white paper
– from House-Builder.co.uk 21 May 2007
The government plans to set up an independent planning commission to make decisions on national projects.
Mortgage market begins to cool
– from The Guardian 21 May 2007
Mortgage approvals fell in April, compared to the same month last year. The Building Societies Association suggests that recent interest rate rises are having an effect.
Gordon Brown promises eco-housing development
– from Housebuilder 14 May 2007
Gordon Brown has said he will oversee the construction of thousands of new low carbon homes as prime minister.
Government figures show cooling house prices
– from the Guardian 14 May 2007
The Department of Communities and Local Government shows that house price inflation fell slightly in March.
Interest rates may not have hit the peak, claim economists
– from the Financial Times 11 May 2007
Economists have warned that another interest rate rise may be brought in later this year.
UK interest rates rise to 5.5%
– from BBC 10 May 2007
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to increase interest rates to 5.5%.
Interest rate rise almost a certainty
– from Reuters 02 May 2007
Economists expect interest rates to rise again when the Monetary Policy Committee next meet.
Home Information Packs criticised
– from BBC.co.uk 01 May 2007
A House of Lords committee has described ‘widespread’ opposition to the introduction of Home Information Packs.
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