Nationwide Building Society December House Price Index

[Martin@AS Financial]

Just finished How to run an indie label by Alan McGhee which i really enjoyed....

[Martin@AS Financial]

Key points:

• UK house price growth slowed to 0.6% in December, from 1.8% in November
• Northern Ireland best performing area for third year running, with prices up 9.7% in 2025
• East Anglia weakest performing region, with prices down 0.8% over the year

Full report here:

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Bank Rate reduced to 3.75% - December 2025 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

Full report here:

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/mone.../december-2025

[Martin@AS Financial]

According to the Financial Reporter, a rate cut tomorow "now looks like a cert".

Full report here:

Bank of England set to cut rates as inflation falls to eight-month low | Financial Reporter

[Martin@AS Financial]

UK jobs market slows further as Bank of England considers rate cut

"The downbeat data reinforced the chances that the Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday to help the almost stagnant economy"

Full story here:


https://www.reuters...

[Martin@AS Financial]

I would suggest that a personal loan maybe better in that £5-9000 will be cleared in a couple of years. If it is added to the mortgage and your term is say 25 years, you will pay a lot more interest over the life of the loan unless you are willing to make overpayments.

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