Surveyors also find estate agents are expecting the slowest growth in rental costs in almost four years
Office for National Statistics data highlights property market pressures
The capital is stuck in a rut; digging itself out is not going to be easy — or cheap
Cost of a typical home rises at fastest rate of annual growth since November 2022
Rents soar in October on back of high demand and pre-Budget landlord sales
Pricier mortgages in recent years have a knock-on effect on property transactions
Typical property now costs £293,999, surpassing previous peak set in June 2022
Rise in prices of just 0.1% between September and October fails to hit forecasts
Homeowners rattling around in large houses have been reluctant to move to somewhere smaller, but with a changing landscape and new Labour tax policies — notably inheritance — on the horizon, the mood is changing
Lower interest rates spur rise in buyer demand in September, says Zoopla
Average price now just 2% below all-time high of mid-2022
Rents in capital rise faster than in other regions
Declining mortgage rates and certainty of a new government deliver autumn boost to market
Lower mortgage costs help fuel rebound in property market
Flexible working and concerns over cladding drive buyers towards other property types
Mortgage approvals reach highest level since market was hit by Liz Truss’s mini-Budget
For-sale stock of homes up 14% in August compared with year before as interest rate cut boosts activity
With mortgage rates being cut and buyer inquiries up, there’s renewed optimism in the housing market — but how long can it last?
Buy-to-let property sales are on the rise
FT Money wants to hear from readers as mortgage rates fall
House price rises flat on annual basis, pointing to impact of high interest rates and low availability, ONS data shows
Stagnating prices have made it hard to build equity, research reveals
Have the housing and rental markets finally killed this form of wild, bombastic chaos — and reduced it to a nostalgic, commercialised ‘immersive experience’?
2.1% year-on-year increase comes as BoE cuts benchmark rate to 5%
Less than two-fifths of UK adults are saving enough for a comfortable retirement
