The relationship between money printing and rising house prices has garnered significant attention recently. This phenomenon can be attributed to various economic principles, particularly inflation, supply and demand, and monetary policy. Understanding these concepts provides insight into why printing money often leads to an increase in housing costs.

The Bank of England (BoE) created the money for its quantitative easing (QE) programme by digitally creating central bank reserves. This process is often called “printing money,” although no physical money is printed. Instead, the BoE electronically generates the funds to purchase Government and Corporate Bonds.