Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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‘Subdued’ prime London market picks up
Knight Frank's Tom Bill says the capital's high end market is better than 12 months ago, but the bar wasn't "particularly high".
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Hope for first-time buyers despite mortgage rate hikes
"For first-time buyers, there is a silver-lining, with house prices more or less standing still," says Moneyfactscompare.co.uk's Adam French.
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House prices flat amid slowest growth in almost three years
The latest Lloyds house price data reveals a 0.1% annual rise last month, the slowest since November 2023.
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Homeowners stay put as moving ‘no longer pays’, claims Connells
"High Stamp Duty costs, higher mortgage rates and weaker price growth are seeing many households stay put," says Connells' Aneisha Beveridge.
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New Chancellor told he must help first-time buyers
Rachel Springall, of Moneyfacts, warns that first-time buyers need help amid tax speculation ahead of the Budget.
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Asking prices cut on half of homes, reveals agency boss
"More properties are having to be reduced in price to sell at the moment,” reveals LRG’s chief executive Michael Cook.
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House price growth slowed in July, says Nationwide
The slowdown in house price growth reflects an uncertain economic outlook, explains Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist.
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High street mortgage lenders ‘turn away’ 1.5 million properties
Ryan Etchells of Together reveals around 1.5million properties are branded as too risky by some banks.
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Property deal numbers hold up after successive falls
The latest HMRC data reveals a small increase in transaction numbers in June after two months of reduced totals.
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First-time buyers ‘squeezed’ by higher loan and deposit costs
Moneyfacts warns that first-time buyers could face a 'perfect storm' of increased mortgage rates and out-of-reach deposit demands.
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