Bloomberg UK house prices may only eke out a modest gain next year as economic growth weakens and a pickup in inflation squeezes consumers, according to Halifax. The mortgage lender sees housing demand easing in 2017, partly as tax changes and stricter underwriting standards restrict buy-to-let investment. It also highlighted the market in London, saying adverse affordability means the ...

  Bloomberg Supporters of Britain’s exit from the European Union wrote to business groups in the 27 other nations in the bloc urging them to push their governments for a “sensible agreement” for trade after Brexit to avoid disrupting trade. “Many EU member states export significant amounts of goods to the UK and the erection of barriers to this trade ...

  Bloomberg Home prices in 20 US cities maintained a steady pace of increases in October while a gauge of nationwide property values rose by the most since mid-2014, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data released. 20-city property values index rose 5.1 percent from October 2015 (forecast was 5 percent) after a 5 percent gain in the year through September. ...