Matt Thompson
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Industry reaction: UK House prices rise for the first time in a year
UK house prices rose 0.7% month on month in February taking the annual rate of house price growth to 1.2% from -0.2% the previous month.
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Property industry experts welcome January rise in house prices
Nationwide reveals UK house prices rose by 0.7% in January but what happens to mortgage rates will be crucial for 2024.
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Don’t panic! House prices fell just 1.8% in 2023 says Nationwide
Housing market activity was weak throughout 2023 due to higher mortgage rates but cash transactions continued to run above pre-Covid levels.
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Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25%
The Bank of England has decided to keep the base rate at the same level for the third review in a row.
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House sales slump 17% in September as cost of living continues to bite
Estate agents and housing experts say would-be buyers are struggling to save for deposits and are worried about finances.
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New figures show lowest October asking price increase since 2008
The proportion of homes that are finding a buyer has dropped from eight in every 10 to six in every 10 making pricing competitively critical.
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Buyer wobble in London amid mortgage chaos, says leading agency
Chestertons says there was a 3% drop in new buyers in July as people wait for mortgage rates to decrease.
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Landlords call for mortgage interest relief to be reintroduced
On the back of the interest rate hike, landlords are calling for the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief in full and for housing benefit rates to be unlocked.
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