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In line with market expectations, the UK's central bank decides to maintain its asset purchase programme and interest rates at previous level.

We look at what property and housing experts say will happen to the market in the new year.

Halifax house price index for November shows increase in annual growth rate to 6%.

Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, says demand improving despite weaker economic outlook.

Home loan data from the Bank of England shows stability in the housing market.

Kremlin's offer falls short of a coordinated crude production cut ahead of Opec meeting.

The former shadow Chancellor said central banks are facing waves of popular discontent around the world.

Council of Mortgage Lenders said lending rose 2% over the year as interest rate cuts fuels remortgaging.

Whether RBS' alleged moves were a money-making 'scheme' or 'scam', the Fraud Act opens up interesting possibilities.

Council of Mortgage Lenders says 66,000 loans for house purchases were approved in August 2016.

Growth of London house prices 'unsustainable' says UBS in its Global Real Estate Bubble Index.

Dollar slides as investors grow confident the Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates.

BoE does not forecast UK economy to slow down in the second half of 2016 as much as forecast before the Brexit vote.

Mark Carney is likely to hold fire when the Bank of England meets on Thursday, after cutting interest rates last month.

Sterling remains on track to clinch weekly gains as business confidence increases.

Nationwide house price index for August shows faster growth than July.

Dollar remains on the front foot after Federal Reserve hints at short-term interest rates hike.

Mortgage approvals fell from 64,152 in June to 60,912 last month, short of analysts' forecast for a 62,000 reading.

Report by ratings agency Moody's finds pre-2015 products have fewer protections against factors resulting from negative rates.

Bank set to become the first UK lender to charge negative interest rates onto corporate customers.

Average UK house price rose by 8.7% over the year to June 2016, hitting £214,000.

Many banks yet to reveal stance on standard variable rate products.

BoE's deputy governor Ben Broadbent refuses to rule out further cuts.

Pound falls over 1% against 16 major peers after Bank of England cuts rates to 0.25%.

UK economic survey sentiment is dire and an interest-rate cut appears to be a round the corner, but will it really work?

Move would represent first time negative interest rates are levied in UK.

US data-backed price support for the oil markets proven to be short-lived and precious metals also declined.

Sterling rises against both dollar and euro, while greenback extends gains against the yen

Business uncertainty has risen sharply but consumers' spending is not being affected, BoE claims

Martin Weale warns Bank of England to evaluate economic situation for longer before cutting interest rates.