Wednesday, January 30, 2008

UK house-price slowdown deepens


The slide in the housing market gathered more pace last month, increasing speculation that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates at its meeting next week.

Mortgage approvals slumped to just 73,000, the lowest level since records began in 1999, accelerating the downward trend. Approvals dropped from 113,000 in June to 99,000 in September and 81,000 in November.

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