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The Latest Breaking News from Rightmove

Average UK house asking price sees steepest monthly drop in 20 years

The average price has fallen by more than £4,500 in July

The Independent UK

The average UK house asking price drops more than usual

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The Independent UK

Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years

Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the market

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Biggest July dip in average asking price for a home ‘in at least 20 years’

Property experts have downgraded forecasts for house price and rental growth this year.

The Independent UK

House prices see biggest July drop for 'at least 20 years'

Property experts have downgraded forecasts for house price and rental growth this year

Evening Standard

Browsing Rightmove for a rural bolthole? Get ‘the best of the Highlands’ for £9m

Glen Buck estate in Aberchalder has a farmhouse, hydroelectric scheme, 8,900 acres of land and part of a loch

The Guardian - UK

Homes with a sea view ‘command average premium of more than £88,000’

Rightmove’s analysis indicates that coastal home buyers wanting to be able to see the sea face paying a price premium of nearly a third.

Evening Standard

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First-time buyers turn from rural areas to Britain’s regional cities

Number looking to move to urban centres up 16% in first five months of 2025 compared with same period in 2015

The Guardian - UK

End to school rating system could play havoc with house prices, says Ofsted chief

Martyn Oliver says he knows of property values shooting up by £15,000 after schools were graded as outstanding

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted chief inspector apologises for short notice on school inspection reforms

Sir Martyn Oliver suggested that positive Ofsted ratings can raise local house prices by thousands of pounds because parents ‘value’ them.

Evening Standard

The UK's most and least expensive seaside towns to buy a home

New data shows that Sandbanks in Dorset is the most expensive coastal town in which to buy a property

Evening Standard

Voices: Could Angela Rayner’s squeeze on landlords hurt the very people it’s supposed to help?

COMMENT : The deputy prime minister’s plans to reform the rental housing market are well intentioned – and built on ideas first mooted by Michael Gove – but, says James Moore, if they end up restricting supply, renters will suffer the consequences

The Independent UK

Revealed: the seven boroughs where the number of £1m+ homes has more than doubled in six years

Rightmove has recorded a ‘substantial’ surge in million-pound homes for sale across Britain

Evening Standard

Revealed: England’s million-pound property hotspots as house prices soar

More than 5 per cent of properties are now put on the market for at least £1m, according to Rightmove

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Voices: What do you have to do to sell your home in a property downturn?

COMMENT : As Rightmove reports that homeowners in London and the South East are slashing asking prices, James Moore suggests things you can do to secure a sale

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices fall in toughest sellers’ market in 10 years

Rightmove says prices dropping as more properties are available and after stamp duty increases in England

The Independent UK

Average UK house price drops by £1,277 in June after record highs

The average price of a home coming to market has fallen by 0.3 per cent month-on-month to £378,240

Evening Standard

‘Unusual’ dip in average price tag on a home in June

A 0.3% month-on-month fall in asking prices recorded by Rightmove in June contrasts with an average 0.4% rise in June months over the past decade.

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Evening Standard

‘Busiest May for house sales agreed since 2021’ as hotspots revealed

Last month’s sales total reflects improved market conditions

The Independent UK

Warning to sellers as house asking prices hit record high

‘Overpricing – unless your property is truly exceptional – is a fast track to stagnation’

The Guardian - UK

Average asking price for home in Great Britain hits new high of almost £380k

Rightmove says figure has risen in May by 0.6% compared with April despite lower demand from new buyers

Evening Standard

Average price tag on a home reaches new record of nearly £380,000 – Rightmove

It marks the second month in a row that the average asking price has reached a record high in Rightmove’s index.

The Independent UK

Americans eye new homes in Scotland amid Trump tariff uncertainty

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The Independent UK

Why US residents want to move to UK and where they are targeting

The Independent UK

US house hunter inquiries about UK homes jump – here is where buyers are looking

Rightmove highlighted global economic uncertainty following recent announcements about US tariffs.

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