All housing market articles
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NewsOBR predicts net additions to housing stock will fall to 220,000 next year
Body forecasts 1.3m additions in UK from 2025/26 to 2029/30, casting doubt on ability of government to hit 1.5m homes target for England
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NewsHouse price growth steady in February
Latest Nationwide index points to “modest recovery” says building society
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NewsRICS hails ‘early signs’ of housing market improvement in latest survey
Respondents optimistic for next 12 months despite ‘subdued’ short-term market activity
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NewsHouse prices rose 1% over past year, says Nationwide
House prices rose 0.3% in January, following a decline to 0.6% in December
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NewsHouse price inflation accelerates in November, but London remains weak
House prices rose fastest in the North East, according to the ONS, while prices fell in London in the year to November.
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NewsZoopla reports three-year high in home moves but price growth cools
Latest house price index also reveals north-south divide in inflation
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NewsMortgage affordability for first-time buyers improves, says Lloyds
Lender’s affordability review shows cost to earnings ratio lowest since 2015
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NewsNHBC new home registrations rise for third successive quarter
Key indicator of new housebuilding activity shows “modest growth”
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NewsBrickmaker Forterra reports rising new build housing demand
But firm says RMI sector stuck in doldrums
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NewsHouse prices rise at fastest monthly rate since January
House prices in October rose at the fastest rate month-on-month since January, with the Halifax House Price Index showing average prices were 0.6% higher than September.
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NewsBarratt Redrow and Persimmon launch new 5% deposit equity loan product
Rezide Equity Loan billed by housebuilding duo as ‘replacement for Help to Buy’
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NewsHousing market weakening continues with no turnaround likely until 2026
Buyer demand sinks to -19% in third consecutive month of decline
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NewsHouse price growth slowed in July, according to official figures
Estate agents point to pre-Budget uncertainty
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NewsHouse prices rise at fastest monthly rate for six months but London market remains sluggish
Halifax index shows 0.4% rise in monthly prices
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CommentBecoming a first-time buyer is harder than ever. We need to talk about affordability…
There is a lot more the government and industry could do to help first-time buyers get on to the housing ladder, says Barratt Redrow CEO David Thomas
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NewsHouse prices flat in June says Halifax
Prices didn’t go up, but they didn’t fall in June, according to the building society
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NewsHouse price growth dropped to 2.1% in June, says Nationwide
Activity expected to pick up over summer
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NewsHouse prices show ‘unusual dip’ in June
Higher than expected prices in April and May partly explain drop, along with competitive market
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NewsUK house prices rise 6.4% in year to March, says ONS
But expert says pressure on price is downwards if impact of stamp duty changes ignored