The upside risks to the interest rate outlook we highlighted in the previous edition of the Housing Market Analyst appear to be materialising. Firms have begun to rediscover a degree of pricing power and CPI inflation hit a 14-year high in March. As the Monetary Policy Committee tries to choke off inflation we think base rates to will reach 5.75% this year; our previous forecast peak was 5.25%.
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