As a new report suggests borrowers will be protected from rising rates, what will be the true impact of an interest rate rise on the economy? Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

So at last the Government has agreed that every letting agent in England and Wales must join an authorised consumer redress scheme to ensure tenants and leaseholders have a straightforward option to hold their agents to account. Source: www.propertyreporter.co.uk

Jonathan Portes: We should replace council tax and stamp duty with a progressive levy on property values, collected and kept by local authorities Source: www.theguardian.com

The Hometrack survey of estate agent adds to mixed recent data on the housing market and is a possible indication that the market is turning. Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

Following previous coverage of the strict new affordability criteria by Telegraph Money, our offices have been inundated with emails and letters Source: uk.finance.yahoo.com