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What would an early rate rise mean for property?

Our view is that Bank Rate is on hold until late next year. But even if that is wrong and the monetary policy tightening cycle begins this year, market interest rates and the health of the economy matter much more for commercial property than Bank Rate. So with economic momentum strong, we suspect that the commercial property market would largely shrug off an early rate rise.

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