Money Distilled

A House Price Boon for the Next UK Government

‘Higher-for-longer’ interest rates plus rising wages mean the affordability problem may solve itself.

Been a while since we’ve seen a politician wearing one of these.

Photographer: Robert Perry/EPA

Welcome to Money Distilled. I’m John Stepek. Every week day I look at the biggest stories in markets and economics, and explain what it all means for your money.

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