Alice Haine, a personal finance analyst at Bestinvest by Evelyn Partners, said: “UK inflation had been expected to ease back sharply to the Bank of England’s target of two per cent by April, with the cocktail of rising unemployment, sluggish economic growth and slowing wage growth expected to provide enough impetus for the (Bank of England) to vote for another 25 basis-point reduction (in the base rate).
House price growth ‘steady’ while expectations grow for property market activity boost
