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Lloyds reins-in house price slump expectations
Lloyds Banking Group now expects average UK house prices to end 2023 5.6% lower than they started the year, with a 'best case scenario' of -3.3% and a 'severe downside scenario' of -9.3%.
What impact is rate hiking uncertainty having on buyers?
Buyers are finding it difficult to plan without surety about how high interest rates will climb, says Knight Frank.
Prime country houses post biggest price drop since the GFC
...but high numbers of cash buyers are keeping the top-end moving.
Ollie Marshall: The devil is in the detail
Recent months have been filled with doom & gloom, but there is no sight of the four horsemen of the apocalypse galloping through Sloane Square just yet...
London house-hunter numbers fall by a sixth
A leading estate agency has reported a sharp decline in new buyers registering to buy in London, while more vendors are dropping asking prices.
Market Snapshot: Buyers & tenants are shopping in Knightsbridge again
New analysis suggests a recovery is underway in the glitzy PCL neighbourhood.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Rightmove, Savills, the ONS, JLL, TwentyCi, Foxtons & more...
‘A subdued market struggling with uncertainty’: Transaction pipeline shrinks as affordability bites
Despite tentative signs of recovery at the end of Q1, new data confirms a slowdown is well underway as consumers 'struggle to progress planned home-moves amid continued cost of living pressures'.
Marcus Dixon: In the eye of the mortgage storm
JLL's research chief looks into the repercussions of high and rising interest rates for residential property investors and their tenants.
‘This is not yet a market in free fall’: Nearly 70% of all properties listed have sold so far in 2023
Reports of the market’s demise may well be greatly exaggerated, says TwentyCi, as latest data shows a 'remarkably resilient' performance in Q2.
‘No sign yet of fundamental change in market conditions’ – Propertymark
'It is clear that a core portion of the country are still looking to get moving and are not put off by current conditions,' says Propertymark.
Industry Reactions: UK HPI shows no change for the average house price in May
The annual rate of property price growth slowed from +3.2% in April to +1.9% in May, according to the UK's official House Price Index.