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London homes are more affordable but they are still 13 times average earnings

Zoopla says December’s figures have been boosted by an increase in the number of homes for sale

Zoopla figures show a spike in sales and enquiries alongside a drop in the values of homes, particularly in outer districts

People buying homes without a mortgage are often older, wealthier and buying cheaper properties.

Zoopla reports the growth of rents is set to slow down in the new year – signalling the tide of the rental market turning

Annual rental prices growth is running at 9.7% but Zoopla expects this to slow to 5% by December 2024.

We may be finally about to reach peak rent

If age is just a number, where the heck does that leave house prices? Inexperienced buyers (and given the irregularity with which people purchase property, that is most of us) are often intimated by the imposing number placed beneath that misleadingly wide lens money shot on Rightmove.