UK house price inflation is set for a slowdown over the
coming months, a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics)
suggests. It said the forthcoming referendum on European Union membership and elections
in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would cool the housing market. Rics
said the Stamp Duty increases for landlords that came in on 1 April were
another factor. The Halifax has also said that the EU vote is likely to slow
the market. Read more on the BBC website.
