Half of homes sold in July had their asking price reduced
Higher mortgage rates "have acted as a wake-up call to sellers who had been on the market for some time, prompting a record share to cut their asking price," says Hamptons.
Southern England ‘bears brunt of house price falls’ as buyer demand drops – Zoopla
Zoopla expects average UK property prices to be 5% lower by the end of the year - but that would still be 15% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
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%.
Industry Reactions: UK HPI shows no change for the average house price in May
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