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Bank of England has no intention of dampening UK property market

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Bank of England has no intention of dampening UK property market

Some good news for landlords and property investors and those house holds trapped in negative equity, but not so good news for those looking to get their foot on the first rung of the property ladder as The Bank of England has appeared to rule out intervention to cool the UK’s housing market and escalating signs of inflation nationwide, saying policy was ‘not the right tool’.

Speaking at the launch of the Bank of England’s Inflation Report, BoE governor Mark Carney said the Bank’s financial policy committee would monitor affordability and debt overhangs, however.

Despite annual house price growth breaking into double digits for the first time in four years this month, with the Nationwide index up 10.9%, the Inflation Report downplayed inflationary pressure.

‘Activity in the housing market picked up by less than expected at the time of the February Report,’ it said with mortgage approvals averaging 70,000 a month, 10,000 below forecast.

‘Approvals are likely to rise over the rest of the year but to a lower level than expected three months ago. A growing share of recent mortgage contracts has been attributable to borrowers with loan to value ratios above 90%, though this proportion remains below pre-crisis levels.

‘New lending at high loan to income ratios has surpassed pre-crisis levels, particularly for high-value properties, including those in London. With growth in the stock of lending remaining subdued, however, the debt to income ratio of households in aggregate has continued to edge lower.’

It added that the current historic low in interest rates mean that repayment requirements remained a relatively low percentage of household income.

The report toned down recent warnings by the BoE’s deputy governor for financial stability Jon Cunliffe who said it would be ‘dangerous to ignore’ the momentum of house prices.

That followed testimony by BoE officials Spencer Dale and Andrew Haldane to Parliament in which they cited the housing market as a source of risk for the UK economy.

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Cardiff Tenants Choice: Rent or Food as a Fifth Cardiff Food Bank Opens

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Cardiff tenants and homeowners have to make some important decisions each month but one decision that is occurring more frequent is the choice to pay the mortgage and rent or put food on the table.

Cardiff is to get its fifth food bank to meet the rapid rise in demand, last year Cardiff Council said 7,500 people received emergency food parcels a figure which is set to increase by 20 per cent to 9,000 people this year.

The latest food bank to open its doors in Cardiff is at St Saviour’s Church in Splott. This is the first food bank in Wales to offer evening opening hours to help the growing number of the Cardiff population who are in full-time employment who rely on the help and support of food banks.

Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Derrick Morgan said, “In a climate of worsening poverty and rising homelessness, Food banks and their network of support services are becoming ever more necessary.”

Father Dean Atkins, Parish Priest of St German with St Saviour, said,”It is clear that there is a need for this kind of support in the local community and I believe the Church has a responsibility to try and meet that need.”

With zero hour contracts and economic growth fuelled by debt the reliance of food banks in Cardiff looks like a trend that will continue to grow.

From a tenants perspective the question of paying the rent or putting food on the table looks like a question that will become ever more frequent in household across Cardiff and South Wales which will have a knock on effect to landlords.

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