Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Osborne: 'Let's Not Pretend There's a Housing Boom'

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has denied that the UK housing market is overheating. Answering questions at the annual meeting of the Institute of Directors he said: "Let's not pretend there's a housing boom". The chancellor pointed out that housing sales and mortgage approvals are still well below the boom years. In August, UK house prices rose at the fastest rate since June 2010, according to the latest survey by the Halifax.  Read more on the BBC website.

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