Armageddon Arrives – Five Fact Friday

Five Fact Friday: You can't fight facts! Charlie Lamdin
  1. BoE Rate up 0.5% to 5.0% (6% now expected) https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/Bank-Rate.asp
  2. Inflation sticks at 8.7%, Core inflation RISES to 7.1% https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/may2023 
  3. Jeremy Hunt rules out government help on mortgages https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65963510 
  4. ONS Retail Data Good news! Up a whopping 0.3%, or is it? https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/may2023#:~:text=Volume%20and%20value%20sales%2C%20seasonally%20adjusted%2C%20percentage%20change%2C%20Great%20Britain%2C%20May%202023 
  5. 65% of you expect house price falls of MORE than 10% https://twitter.com/moving_charlie/status/1671845018238083074 
  6. Bonus fact: House Prices went up in April! https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-house-price-index-for-april-2023