Bank of England In No Rush To Raise Interest Rates Says Governor

Jul. 28 | Mervyn King today signalled the Bank of England is in no hurry to raise interest rates as he warned several risks remained to the recovery and that there was no talk of “applying the brakes” yet.

Low-income Families Could Be £1000 Worse Off Under New Tax Credit Changes Claim TUC

Jul. 21 | Tax changes introduced by Chancellor George Osborne could mean that around 500,000 low-income families could be £1000 each worse off according to union groups.

Overwhelming Support for Extending the Homebuyer Tax Credit’s Closing Deadline

Jul. 9 | An ongoing poll on HSH.com’s blog reveals that visitors overwhelmingly supported the extension of the homebuyer tax credit’s closing deadline because they wouldn’t have closed in time without it.