News and opinion

30 | 06 | 14

A lot of lazy reporting has given the impression that the BoE is fixated upon house price increases. In fact its focus is firmly… Read More

03 | 06 | 14

In July 2007 we remarked that booming house prices were being fuelled by easy money courtesy of securitisation. “CDOs… Read More

19 | 05 | 14

“Overall, house prices climbed 4.9% over the past year. But prices actually fell in five of the 11 cities measured in the… Read More

07 | 05 | 14

In a recent speech to the Worshipful Company of International Bankers the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial… Read More

24 | 03 | 14

At the peak of the mortgage madness it was common for borrowers to take out interest only mortgages with no specified repayment… Read More

26 | 02 | 14

“With house prices to income levels running 35% above historic norms, Mark Carney, had some words of advice to heavily… Read More

13 | 01 | 14

In October 2012 we wrote about the new-fangled Funding for Lending Scheme which allowed Banks to access cheap money in return… Read More

27 | 11 | 13

Speaking in Dallas Texas last month MPC member David Miles came up with what many may see as a bizarre take on how to avoid… Read More

15 | 11 | 13

Council of Mortgage Lenders head Nigel Terrington used his speech at their recent annual conference to sound a note of caution… Read More

15 | 10 | 13

When the UK press starts getting into a froth about house prices its always useful to look across the pond for a perspective… Read More