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Talk the talk
We’ve commented in the past about the likely impact the Funding for Lending Scheme will have on the market for second hand… Read More
A Nation of Estate Agents?
Last week Vince Cable warned of serious housing inflationary pressures as press reports referred to a surge in the number of… Read More
Bubble dynamics
In response to recent criticism about the Funding for Lending Scheme Governor Carney has suggested that new regulatory powers… Read More
Osborne gets Barracked?
Since the Chancellor announced government would put taxpayers money at risk to boost the housing market there have been a number… Read More
FLS = Fig Leaf Scheme?
The much-trumpeted Funding for Lending Scheme will see the taxpayer underwrite mortgage lender losses on high Loan to Value… Read More
The Law of Averages
Of late, the London centric media have once again been running with headlines screaming that average house prices across the… Read More
When the drugs won't work
Despite ultra low interest rates and government incentives the number of housing transactions remains in the doldrums. The need… Read More
Are Osborne's roots Welsh?
If it comes to pass then the Chancellor’s “Help to Buy” scheme will provide prevaricating “second… Read More
One size doesn't fit all
Our last piece looked at the Canadian experience to see what clues it might give as to the role the Bank of England might take… Read More