What’s standing in the way of downsizing for Gail, 58, from Manchester – who is self-employed and lives with her partner in a five-bed house…
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Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease
The housing market is expected to stage a recovery in 2024 after average UK house prices fell by only £4,000 last year, according to official…
View More Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls easeUK house prices rise at strongest rate in a year
The outlook for the UK housing market is “more positive” as prices improved at their strongest rate in a year, according to Nationwide. The building…
View More UK house prices rise at strongest rate in a yearUK housing market sees ‘respite’ as mortgage rates ease
The housing market has had some “respite” in recent weeks as activity picked up amid easing mortgage rates after a challenging 2023, according to surveyors.…
View More UK housing market sees ‘respite’ as mortgage rates easeUK house prices rise again but Halifax forecasts up to 4% drop in 2024
UK house prices rose for a third consecutive month in December amid a shortage of properties on the market, but are forecast to drop this…
View More UK house prices rise again but Halifax forecasts up to 4% drop in 2024Number of UK first-time buyers in 2023 was lowest in a decade
The number of first-time buyers who bought a home with a mortgage fell to its lowest level in a decade in 2023, according to a…
View More Number of UK first-time buyers in 2023 was lowest in a decadeUK property market: what will happen to house prices and mortgage rates in 2024?
It has been a rollercoaster year in the mortgage world, with rates moving up and down with each new piece of economic data. The housing…
View More UK property market: what will happen to house prices and mortgage rates in 2024?UK house prices rise again as easing of mortgage rates tempts more buyers
UK house prices rose for the second month in a row in November, according to a leading index, as a slight easing in mortgage rates…
View More UK house prices rise again as easing of mortgage rates tempts more buyers‘A buyer’s market’: average £18,000 knocked off UK property asking price, says Zoopla
Homebuyers are in the strongest negotiating position for five years with an average £18,000 knocked off asking prices to land a deal amid a choppy…
View More ‘A buyer’s market’: average £18,000 knocked off UK property asking price, says ZooplaUK housing market is past its ‘peak pain’, declares Savills
Britain’s housing market is past “peak pain” and prices look likely to bottom out by next summer, according to the estate agency Savills. The average…
View More UK housing market is past its ‘peak pain’, declares Savills