Tag Result: Capital Economics
UK economy dodges recession but ‘is in worse shape than previously thought’
The UK economy isn’t in recession just yet as revised GDP figures reveal 0.2% growth in ...
Quarter of borrowers unlikely to meet mortgage payments if interest rates hit five per cent
A quarter of borrowers are unlikely or very unlikely to afford their mortgage payments if ...
Interest rates could ‘hit 4 per cent peak’ – Capital Economics
The Bank of England could raise the base rate from 1.75 per cent to a peak of 4 per cent n...
Borrowers on two-year fixes ending 2023 will be ‘worst affected’ by rate rises – Capital Economics
Borrowers whose fixed rate term on their mortgage is set to expire in September next year ...
UK ‘perilously close to a recession’ as weak GDP recorded
The UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have fallen by a weaker-than-expec...
Sharp rise in mortgage rates will usher in a house price correction – Capital Economics
The rise in CPI inflation to a 40-year high of nine per cent in April, and likely further ...
Next year will see ‘sharpest rise in mortgage rates since 1990’ – Capital Economics
Capital Economics has forecast that house prices will fall five per cent overall by 2024, ...
‘Trouble ahead’ as rent set to be cheaper than paying mortgage
Average monthly rent payments are expected to be cheaper than mortgage commitments later t...
Scrap stamp duty for BTL to boost rental stock ‒ NRLA
Scrapping stamp duty on homes purchased for buy to let would boost the number of new priva...
Top 10 most read broker stories this week – 18/02/22
The news that the wage rises seen across the UK are adding to an ongoing bidding war for q...