Some notes on housing-market research, methodology updates, and source notes, built to show how the signals are interpreted and where the numbers come from. Best case, you find it interesting, worst, you killed some time whilst the kettle boils.
December 19, 2024
There was hope that interest rates would be reduced at the last meeting of the year, but it wasn't.
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December 1, 2024
Farmers have been protesting due to the change in Inheritance Tax from the recent budget. Why is this such an issue?
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November 7, 2024
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee voted to reduce interest rates again today, but that may be the last this year.
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October 30, 2024
How did we fare in the budget from a property perspective? It was a mixed bag, really no gains, plenty of losses! Let's take a look at what the Chancellor announced.
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October 25, 2024
A question recently received poses an interesting quandary about whether to use bonus payments to reduce a mortgage or top up a pension.
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October 23, 2024
Scottish house prices rose to £27k in the last year, more than anywhere in the UK, and this is despite the number of BTL properties coming on the market.
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