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UK house prices

  • House sales drop by almost a third as market braces for slowdown in mortgage approvals

    House sales

    The number of houses sold in the UK has fallen by almost a third as the market struggles to upkeep the momentum from a surge in sales at the start of spring.  UK residential transactions fell 32 per cent in April with 67,220 homes sold, figures from HMRC show, 32 per cent  lower than April [...]

  • House prices continue to fall as buy-to-let landlords sell up

    SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

    House prices are continuing to fall, according to a closely watched index, but transactions are ahead of the long-term average due to landlords selling up. According to estate agent Zoopla, landlord properties accounted for 11 per cent of sales in the last month, as high mortgage rates and energy bills forced many property owners to [...]

  • Brits just want some space: Detached property sales outpace other housing

    PROPERTY SHUFFLE

    Detached houses were the most popular type of property among existing homeowners moving home with a mortgage in the year to March, according to analysis of a lending giant’s data. Halifax said detached homes accounted for nearly a third (32%) of such sales, rising from a quarter (25%) a decade ago. While detached homes were [...]

  • Shack up or ship out – why London’s rental market is no place for singles

    May 23, 2023

    London’s notoriously cut-throat rental market has long lured couples into cohabitation in desperate efforts to save costs as opposed to it being the next natural step in the relationship.  However, over the past 12 months a cocktail of shrinking supply and rising rents has made trying to find a home or even a room in [...]

  • House prices surge at fastest pace this year to record £373k despite Bank of England rate hikes

    May 22, 2023

    Britain avoiding a much-forecasted recession has helped push house prices up by the greatest amount so far this year to a record high of £372,894, new figures out today reveal. The average price of a home coming to market climbed 1.8 per cent over the last month, the strongest increase in 2023, according to property [...]

  • FTSE 100 close: Barclays and NatWest rise on London index as stalling house prices knock builders

    May 9, 2023

    London’s FTSE 100 kick started a fresh week down today, with Britain’s biggest home builders sliding after new figures showed house price growth has stalled. The capital’s premier index nudged 0.18 per cent lower to 7,764.10 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, [...]

  • Why you should never, ever bet against UK house prices

    May 9, 2023

    Remember the start of the year?  “UK house prices have gone into sharp reverse over recent months. And we expect that elevated mortgage rates will result in at least a 12 per cent price correction,” so said Capital Economics at the time. This is from building society Nationwide last week: “While annual house price growth [...]

  • Coronation and your cash: How much have prices – and life in the UK – changed since 1953?

    May 5, 2023

    When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned 70 years ago in 1953, the price of a pint was less than 10p, the average house price was around £1,800, and the average salary was £10 a week. But that’s not all that has changed, this year’s Coronation of King Charles III takes place in a nation where life [...]

  • Recession knife-edge: Consumer spending on credit at £1.3bn as house prices continue to slide

    May 2, 2023

    Britain’s better than expected economic performance since the turn of the year is poised to have lured consumers into splashing the cash on their credit cards, new numbers out this week are tipped to show. Families are tipped by markets to have borrowed £1.3bn in March, which would signal spending in the UK is holding [...]

  • London rents surge to record high of more than £2,500 as experts warn of no let up in sight

    April 28, 2023

    London rents have surged to their highest level on record and experts have warned there is little sign of the capital’s housing market improving any time soon, fresh figures out today reveal. The cost per month of renting a property in London climbed 14 per cent over the last year to £2,501, according to search [...]

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