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The Latest Breaking News on Prime London property: house prices in most expensive areas close to bottoming out

UK mortgage borrowers can expect competitive rates but higher fees

Offers for homeowners may look improved but deals are likely to come with huge percentage-based product fees

The Guardian - UK

Bargain hunters put a floor under house prices

It is hard to reconcile the somnolent levels of activity in the housing market with today’s surprise uptick in house prices in October.

Evening Standard

Comment: 'it's a buyers market but where are all the decent homes?'

An overpriced ex-rental is not the prize some landlords seem to think it is

Evening Standard

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UK house prices up almost 1% since last month but mortgage approvals plunge

Just 43,300 mortgages were approved in September, 30 per cent less than the monthly average in 2019

Evening Standard

UK house prices increased by 0.9% month-on-month in October, says Nationwide

The uptick in house prices in October most likely reflects the fact that the supply of properties on the market is constrained, Nationwide said.

The Independent UK

Tata Steel reports loss after delaying jobs cuts announcement at last minute – as it happened

An expected announcement on the future of the country’s biggest steel plant has been delayed, after reports that thousands of jobs could be lost

The Guardian - UK

House prices surprise with 0.9% increase in October says Nationwide

Housing market more resilient than feared despite the impact of 14 interest rate hikes

Evening Standard

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London on the brink: how the rental crisis is killing the capital – and how to fix it

With rents eating up to 85 per cent of their income, tenants facing being forced out of the capital are searching for solutions

Evening Standard

17% annual slump in home sales in September as buyers' budgets squeezed by cost-of-living crisis

Across the UK, an estimated 85,610 home sales took place in September 2023, which was also 1 per cent lower than in August, HMRC said.

Evening Standard

17% annual slump in home sales in September – HMRC figures

Across the UK, an estimated 85,610 home sales took place in September 2023, which was also 1% lower than in August, HMRC said.

The Independent UK

Navigating the Compass Quandary: When Housing Concerns Meet Institutional Play

Amid rising housing market concerns and escalating borrowing costs, COMP stock navigates a tumultuous path, sparking intrigue and unexpected moves in the trading world.

Barchart

Huge jump in young buyers on ‘marathon’ mortgages

London is a marathon mortgage hotspot

Evening Standard

Mortgage approvals slump as ‘autumn housing market pick-up fails to materialise’

Some 43,300 mortgages were approved for house purchase in September, marking the lowest monthly total since January 2023.

The Independent UK

England’s ‘broken’ housing system is now a problem no council can avoid

High house prices, soaring rents and benefit cuts are forcing more and more to seek help from local authorities

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Councils in England facing bankruptcy as lack of housing pushes up costs

Budgets could be overwhelmed as evictions and rising mortgage rates cause homelessness to surge

The Independent UK

Prices falling in most local housing markets in UK, Zoopla finds

All local markets in London, South and East England registered annual house price falls.

The Guardian - UK

House prices fell in 80% of UK markets this year, says Zoopla

London and England’s southern and eastern regions worst affected as higher mortgage rates sap demand

Evening Standard

London house prices fall as UK market undergoes most dramatic slowdown since 2009

Homes in London are better value for money, reports Zoopla, but higher mortgage rates have impacted sales

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Evening Standard

Economic pressures on second-steppers dampen demand for typical London homes

The 'average' London buyer is being squeezed out of the market by interest rate rises and cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

‘Every night is sleepless’: the people falling behind on mortgage repayments

With interest rates still high and mortgage arrears at highest levels since 2016, we hear from three people struggling to pay

Evening Standard

Property market ‘turns a corner’ a year after mini-Budget

However, last month the number of homes listed for sale in the capital rose to 101,457, slightly above the level recorded in September 2022

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices will not stop falling until 2025, Lloyds predicts

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender forecasts 5% drop over this year and another 2.4% decline in 2024

Evening Standard

UK housebuilder giants set for tumble in annual completion numbers, analysis shows

The housing industry has been grappling with various challenges from soaring mortgage costs hitting buyer demand, to the Help to Buy scheme closing to new applicants last October

The Independent UK

‘We made dream houseboat from scratch’: How one London couple escaped mortgage trap hell

Max and Sorcha are living in the country-like bliss of Tottenham Marshes with more square footage than most London flats

Evening Standard

One in five London homes sells for £1m-plus as prime property outperforms slumping market

Data reveals the higher proportion of residential properties in the capital selling for seven-figure sums since the pandemic hammered the economy and shook up the housing market

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