NVR is land light by design, Q2 2026 reveals the strategy has limits

Bank of England Leans Dovish As It Keeps Rates On Hold

United Trust Bank has completed a £505,000 unregulated bridging loan for a property investment company to acquire and refurbish a four-bedroom detached house in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. The 75% loan-to-value facility enabled the borrower to purchase the property and undertake a £50,000 refurbishment programme over eight weeks. The property was then refinanced onto a buy-to-let mortgage…

West Bengal’s new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government assumed office with high expectations of reviving the state’s investment climate, after the party’s Assembly election victory in May. In an interview at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in Kolkata, a month after presenting the Budget, West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta tells Ishita…

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Monetary Policy Summary, July 2026 At its meeting ending on 29 July 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Three members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4%. In response to events in the Middle East, crude and refined energy…