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UK house prices

  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    UK property
    Owners of flats struggle to step up housing ladder

    Stagnating prices have made it hard to build equity, research reveals

    Apartment homes in Manchester
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    House & Home
    The end of the house party

    Have the housing and rental markets finally killed this form of wild, bombastic chaos — and reduced it to a nostalgic, commercialised ‘immersive experience’?

    The image depicts a lively gathering of people in a narrow, warmly lit hallway inside a house or apartment
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK house prices rise more than expected in July

    2.1% year-on-year increase comes as BoE cuts benchmark rate to 5%

    A For Sale sign outside a property in Bristol
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Sarah Moody
    Britain’s property obsession should not come at the expense of pensions

    Less than two-fifths of UK adults are saving enough for a comfortable retirement

    A man holds a model of a house in his palm
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    London house prices rise for first time in 12 months

    ONS data shows increase in capital as cost of UK property surges at fastest pace since March 2023

    Tube train passes high-rise apartments in London
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    UK house prices unexpectedly rise in June

    Property market shows signs of stabilising ahead of anticipated interest rate cuts from Bank of England

    Residential properties in Guildford
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    UK property
    Does it make more sense to buy or rent a property in the UK?

    On average, buying a home with a capital and interest mortgage is 11 per cent more expensive than renting

    A street with a row of lettings signs
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Property sector
    UK rental growth drops back in spite of strong demand from tenants

    Zoopla data puts annual rise at 6.6 per cent, a 30-month low

    A pedestrian passes an estate agents’ window
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    UK house prices return to growth in May despite rise in mortgage rates

    Nationwide says market shows ‘signs of resilience’ even as separate Bank of England data points to consumer caution

    A cluster of estate agent advert boards show properties for sale in London
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    UK rental price growth pulls back from peak

    Average private rents rise by 8.9%, down from 9.2% March high, official figures show

    An estate agent’s ‘To Let’ sign outside a house in Worthing
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    UK property
    Fewer Londoners leave for the country as pandemic-era exodus eases

    The capital regains its appeal to homebuyers as more people return to the office

    A Chestertons sign outside a front door
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Have you sold your property ‘off market’?

    FT Money wants to hear about your experiences

    Multicoloured riverside homes in Bristol
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a row

    Nationwide data reflects impact of recent rise in mortgage rates

    A street of semi-detached houses in Guildford, UK
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    UK house sales rise 12% in April

    Lower mortgage rates fuel rebound as sector enjoys seventh consecutive monthly increase

    People walk past an estate agent in London
  • Sunday, 21 April, 2024
    Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high

    Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage market

    An aerial view of a housing development
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    News in-depth
    London house prices underperformed rest of UK for past 8 years

    High costs, post-Covid trends and rising mortgage rates suppressed demand

    Housing in Muswell Hill, London
  • Thursday, 18 April, 2024
    UK prime property
    Hotspots turn not-spots as the rural housing market cools

    As the work-from-home bubble bursts, Londoners who bought out of town during the pandemic are finding selling up a slow business

    a lovely country home with trees, flowers and a stream
  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2024
    UK property
    UK rental costs rise at record 9.2%

    Official figures highlight impact of higher borrowing costs on landlords and tenants

    Houses for rent in London
  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
    UK estate agents report third consecutive monthly rise in demand

    Rics survey for March reports highest level of buyer inquiries in two years although sales were slightly down month-on-month

    An estate agent window
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
    Property sector
    Asking price premium signals rebound in London housing market

    Number of sellers listing in the capital this week was up by 39 per cent on the previous week

    A woman looks at properties in the window of an estate agent
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
    UK house prices fell in March for first time in 6 months, says Halifax

    Figures from mortgage provider add to signs of unevenness in property market recovery

    A man and a woman looking at homes for sale at a window of an estate agent
  • Tuesday, 2 April, 2024
    UK mortgage rates
    UK mortgage approvals hit 17-month high, says Bank of England

    Data from central bank beats forecasts as separate Nationwide figures show unexpected drop in house prices

    An employee removes an advertisement for a sold property from the window of an estate agent in Guildford, UK
  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
    England’s housing has become more affordable, new data shows

    But home ownership still out of reach for many because prices remain high

    A young couple browse the listings in an estate agency window
  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
    UK economy
    UK found to offer worst-value housing of advanced economies

    Think-tank says British pay more and get less than people in other economies with similar incomes

    Houses set into a hillside
  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    Property sector
    Over half of UK rented homes are in areas with £1,000 a month average rents

    High demand affects tenants’ bills across much of the country

    Estate agents “Let” signs outside rental properties in Braintree, UK
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