Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Viewing numbers per property halve in two years
The average number of viewings per property is 1.7, down from almost four in August 2024, reveals Propertymark.
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Subdued property market set to continue, RICS warns
Buyer demand has turned more negative for the first time since March, warns RICS’s Tarrant Parsons.
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More flats selling at a loss amid leasehold and building safety concerns
Agents and vendors are facing struggles when it comes to selling flats across the country, says e.surv's Rob Owens.
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Upfront property information backed by agents – but will it work?
Matthew Cumber, of Countrywide Surveying Services, says there is "broad acceptance that the homebuying process can work better".
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House prices remain unchanged in September slump, Lloyds reveals
The housing market remained subdued during September amid higher mortgage costs, global tensions and Budget uncertainty.
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Britain’s property Traitors! Nearly half of homeowners plan move in secret
Britain's biggest property Traitors are revealed by Zoopla, and where they are hiding in plain sight around the country.
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Sub-5% mortgages deals wiped out in a month
"Average fixed mortgage rates rising to three-year highs will be disastrous news for borrowers," says Moneyfactscompare.co.uk's Rachel Springall.
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Luxury London market “off the critical list”, agent claims
Camilla Dell of Black Brick claims the Capital's prime market is now like "a tyre slowly deflating".
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List by this date or miss a Christmas completion
Estate agents need to get moving if they want to help vendors sell their homes by Christmas, says the HomeOwners' Alliance's Paula Higgins.
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Boost for buyers as house price to earnings ratio hits decade low
Homes are becoming more affordable but higher mortgage rates are offsetting many gains, says Lloyds’ Andrew Assam.
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