Building myth - Stewart Baseley's letter to the Guardian.
I was exasperated to read Jon Cruddas (Democratic crunch, November 1) yet again articulate the myth that housebuilders land-bank. Both the Barker review and th…
Bank of England comes under pressure to slash interest rates
Pressure was mounting on the last night to deliver an unprecedented cut in interest rates tomorrow as a rush of figures showed the economy heading deeper into …
HBF calls for 1% interest rate cut - ‘Government must then insist cuts are passed on to consumers’
The HBF is calling on the Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rates by a full percentage point this week to assist the housing market, so vital to the wi…
Calls for a 1pc cut grow
There has not been a cut of this size since the depths of the last recession in 1992. However, experts warned that the bank often acts 'too late' and said 'bol…
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