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Borrowers are still largely unconcerned about the latest interest rate rise nor about a further rise, according to research by Bradford & Bingley .

Savings schemes providers have raced to be the first out with a rise in interest rates to correspond with the Monetary Policy Committee's 0.25% hike in rates.

House prices continue to rise although there appears to be a check in pace, according to the latest Halifax house price index.

Consumer confidence in the UK property market has dropped for the second month in a row on expectations this week will see further interest rates rises, says the Woolwich.

Property prices in Britain may be up to 30% above their equilibrium value, suggest the latest findings by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Over 100,000 UK homeowners are planning to move overseas before the end of the year, a new survey by Sainsbury's Bank reveals.

The North/South economic divide in the UK is continuing to shrink as northern regions of Britain carries on raking in the biggest property gains, a Halifax survey suggests.

House price growth in Wales has finally begun to slow after rising steadily since January 2001, says the Principality.

Intermediaries need a consistent approach to the charges levied for FOS and FSCS membership later this year as costs for most advisers will be significantly higher, argues the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries.

Consumer confidence in the UK housing market slipped last month, suggesting the property boom might have reached its peak, the Woolwich Consumer Confidence Index reveals.