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

Number of home buyer mortgage approvals slumped to six-month low in August

Net approvals for remortgaging fell to the lowest level since 2012, the Bank of England said.

The Independent UK

Average five-year fixed mortgage rate in UK falls back below 6%

First time since early July that average rate has been below 6%, with some deals now under 5%

The Guardian - UK

426,000 first-time buyers ‘missing from England’s housing market by 2027’

Leeds Building Society predicts thousands fewer first-time buyers could buy homes between this year and 2027, compared with the long-term average.

The Independent UK

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Average five-year fixed mortgage rate edges back down towards six per cent

Across all deposit sizes, the average five-year fixed-rate homeowner mortgage is 6.03 per cent, edging down from 6.04 per cent on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Average five-year fixed mortgage rate is edging back down towards 6% mark

Across all deposit sizes, the average five-year fixed-rate homeowner mortgage is 6.03%, edging down from 6.04% on Tuesday, Moneyfacts said.

The Independent UK

Couples delay getting married in order to buy new home

A study of 500 adults looking to buy a property in the next three years found major life milestones are being postponed and here’s why

The Independent UK

First-time buyers in UK drop by a fifth as higher mortgage costs bite

Lender says homes needing renovation are most in demand as people seek cheaper properties

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Number of first-time buyers in London plummets amid housing affordability crisis

The number of first-time homeowners is down 24 per cent in London year-on-year, data shows

Evening Standard

‘More stressful than prison’: sharp rise in the number of empty properties in England

Homeless charity Crisis says thousands of people stuck in unsuitable temporary accommodation could be given a home if politicians took stronger action

The Guardian - UK

Mortgage payments in blue wall ‘up by £3,000 after Truss’, Lib Dems say

The party is branding the increase a ‘Truss tax’ as it seeks to target traditionally Conservative seats in southern England.

The Independent UK

Economic optimism among renters shot to pieces, poll finds

Just 15 per cent of renters expect Britain’s general economic conditions to improve over the next year

Evening Standard

London sees ‘record-breaking surge’ in rental prices as house prices dip

Rising rental prices in London continue to break all records as house price growth falls, data shows

Evening Standard

One year since the mini-Budget: meet the Londoners caught out by ‘astronomical’ rent rises and mortgage mayhem

A year after the mini-budget and with another interest rate rise looming, we hear from Londoners coping with the stress of spiralling costs

Evening Standard

Payment shock warning as half a million fixed mortgages to end around Christmas

Homeowners who are concerned about their ability to make mortgage repayments should contact their lender.

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The Guardian - UK

UK rents soar as high interest rates hit property market – as it happened

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Evening Standard

London house prices: dip in asking prices as homes take 63 days to sell

House prices in London fell once again but there are signs of an autumn lift on the horizon

The Independent UK

Proportion of homes for sale with prices slashed ‘highest in over a decade’

The average size of the price reduction is also the highest in over a decade, at 6.2%, suggesting some sellers were too optimistic, Rightmove said.

Evening Standard

Hampstead mega mansion asking price slashed by £4 million as inflation and interest rates hit luxury housing

The mega mansion sees its price tumble just months after being listed for open sale for the first time in almost a century

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss mini-Budget ‘left homeowners £300bn worse off’

Sunak has failed to turn around damage done by predecessor’s ‘casino economics’, says Labour

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage war ‘under way’ as lender offers 4.99% fixed rate

Brokers say borrower confidence likely to lift after the first below 5% deal surfaces since June with more offers likely soon

Evening Standard

UK house prices declined at fastest rate since 2009 in August

Demand among home buyers has fallen, but in the rental sector there is a ‘yawning gap’ between the strong demand for homes and supply, Rics said.

Evening Standard

Secrets to success for first-time buyers, from spotting new neighbourhoods to using buying schemes and developer incentives

Getting on the property ladder is harder than ever, but hope is not lost thanks to affordable buying schemes and enticing incentives, as these excited new homeowners discovered

The Guardian - AU

House prices just keep rising – everyone but the Australian government can see it’s a good investment

Taking an equity stake in a sector that so far has weathered three of most turbulent years makes financial sense and would improve housing affordability

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘mortgage meltdown’ looms amid ‘terrifying’ growth in arrears

Jump in borrowers unable to make payments with landlords particularly hit and ‘worse to come’

Evening Standard

Renting vs buying in London: rents set to rise twice as fast as house prices by 2026

Across Britain, rents could rise by 25 per cent over a four-year period, compared with 5.5 per cent growth in house prices

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