Interest rates remain at 0.5%

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The Bank of England (BoE) decided yesterday to keep interest rates unchanged, the BoE unanimously agreed to maintain rates at 0.5% and leave the asset purchase programme at £375bn, this was what analysts were expecting. The decision to keep rates as they are  comes amid concerns about weak wage growth, low inflation and a global…

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House prices and shortages affect FTB’s

First time buyers are again the ones being hit the most by the recent exagerated house price rises, recent research by Haart the estate agent shows that the average price of a first-time buyer home increased £4,150 in June , that is £12,000 over the last 12 months. Not only are house prices flying at…

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