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Mortgage Mutterings - The week that was 31 August - 03 September

Mortgage Solutions | 03 Sep 2010

This is the Mortgage Solutions weekly talk back page. Each week, we'll pick the best letters to the editor and online comments to the hottest stories to give you a flavour of what the industry is really thinking.

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BoE to hold rates until Q2 next year, say economists

A cooling global economy and an impending austerity squeeze in Britain will make the Bank of England (BoE) wait well into next year before hiking interest rates, a poll of 60 economists suggests.

Mortgage Solutions | 02 Sep 2010
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House prices drop 0.9% in August, says Nationwide

House prices fell for the second consecutive month in August, by 0.9%, the first time prices have dropped for two months in a row since February 2009, according to Nationwide.

Mortgage Solutions | 02 Sep 2010

Other Bank of england articles

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BoE: July mortgage lending holds steady

Mortgage lending in July was little changed month-on-month and against the previous six month average at 48,722.

Mortgage Solutions | 31 Aug 2010
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Market Watch: Interest rates - Time to rise?

Andrew Sentance is the lone voice on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) calling for interest rates to rise. What are the advantages and disadvantages of raising rates and should it happen now?

Mortgage Solutions | 25 Aug 2010
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Market Watch: Interest rates - Time to rise?

Andrew Sentance is the lone voice on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) calling for interest rates to rise. What are the advantages and disadvantages of raising rates and should it happen now?

Mortgage Solutions | 25 Aug 2010
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"Foolish" to rule out double dip, says new MPC member

A second recession could be on the way said Dr Martin Weale, the newest member of the rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

Mortgage Solutions | 24 Aug 2010
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FSA in recruitment drive despite break up - papers

The FSA will recruit 30 more lawyers and investigators to combat commercial crime, even as it faces being broken up, according to reports.

Mortgage Solutions | 24 Aug 2010
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Interest rates 'may hit 8%' in two years

Interest rates could rise substantially to 8% within two years to stave off soaring inflation, new research suggests.

Mortgage Solutions | 23 Aug 2010
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Osborne: Spending cuts are 'fair and progressive'

Chancellor George Osborne has said the government will not be deterred in its efforts to slash the country’s £155bn deficit, saying that failing to act now would be a greater gamble.

Mortgage Solutions | 18 Aug 2010
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MPC's Sentance keeps up pressure to raise interest rates

Andrew Sentance voted against the rest of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for a rise in interest rates for the third consecutive month, minutes from the August meeting show.

Mortgage Solutions | 18 Aug 2010

CPI annual inflation drops to 3.1%

CPI annual inflation continued to break government targets in July at 3.1%, as a surge in food and drink prices put pressure on figures.

Mortgage Solutions | 18 Aug 2010
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Remortgage market ‘still holds opportunities’

Goldsmith Williams has encouraged brokers not to completely discount the remortgage market, despite its depressed state, saying opportunities still exist.

Mortgage Solutions | 12 Aug 2010
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