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UK house prices have proven more resilient than expected, says Halifax

Despite recent house price falls,the average property value remains more than £39,000 above pre-pandemic levels, Halifax said.

The Independent UK

First-time buyers in UK drop by a fifth as higher mortgage costs bite

Lender says homes needing renovation are most in demand as people seek cheaper properties

The Guardian - UK

Number of first-time buyers in London plummets amid housing affordability crisis

The number of first-time homeowners is down 24 per cent in London year-on-year, data shows

Evening Standard

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UK mortgage war ‘under way’ as lender offers 4.99% fixed rate

Brokers say borrower confidence likely to lift after the first below 5% deal surfaces since June with more offers likely soon

The Guardian - UK

House prices fall at fastest pace since 2009 – and more pain expected

High interest rates and the customary summer slump have been blamed after UK house prices suffered their sharpest annual drop in 14 years.

The Week

Mapped: UK house prices falling at fastest annual rate since 2009

Data from Halifax showed that house prices dropped by 4.6% in August

The Independent UK

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region

The Guardian - UK

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Why are house prices falling?

With house prices dropping at the fastest rate since 2009, here is a look at what is behind the latest market trends and what could be on the horizon.

The Independent UK

UK house prices fell in August at fastest annual rate since 2009

Despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 or 17 per cent above pre-pandemic levels

Evening Standard

UK house prices suffer sharpest fall in 14 years

Halifax says prices fell by 4.6% as high interest rates dent homebuyer demand

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices fell in August at fastest annual rate since 2009, says Halifax

Despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 or 17% above pre-pandemic levels, the lender said.

The Independent UK

Feeling the heat: how extreme weather is pushing up UK home insurance costs

Subsidence claims rise as climate crisis causes heatwaves, storms and flooding

The Guardian - UK

Homes more affordable but borrowers stretched by rising mortgage costs – Halifax

The mortgage lender said soaring interest rates are offsetting the benefits of falling house prices and strong wage growth.

The Independent UK

Inverclyde named most affordable place to buy a home in Great Britain

Halifax measures price to income ratio to reveal most and least affordable areas to purchase property

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Scottish area is 'most affordable in the UK' to a buy a home

THE Halifax Affordability Review has named six Scottish local authority areas among the top 10 most affordable in the UK – with Inverclyde the…

Evening Standard

Do banks open on bank holidays? History of the holiday and how to check your branch

Bank holidays were introduced by banker, politician and scientific writer Sir John Lubbock

Evening Standard

Mortgage rates keep falling even as City bets on more Bank of England hikes, with Halifax latest to cut prices

Markets expect rates to peak at 6% or 6.25%, which is higher than they expected last week, but Halifax still cut its prices

The Independent UK

Santander to cut selected mortgage rates from Monday

Halifax, NatWest, First Direct, HSBC UK, Nationwide Building Society and TSB have also been among the lenders to announce mortgage rate reductions.

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Evening Standard

‘It gets better and better’ — Natwest is latest major lender to cut mortgage rates

Natwest follows Halifax, HSBC, Nationwide and TSB, among others, in bringing its rates back down after a wave of increases

The Independent UK

Halifax and First Direct join other lenders in announcing mortgage rate cuts

HSBC UK, Nationwide Building Society and TSB are also among the lenders which have announced mortgage rate cuts this week.

The Independent UK

Banks offer relief for homeowners as mortgage rates slashed

Predictions of ‘price war’ good news for first-time buyers and hard-pressed mortgage holders

The Guardian - UK

UK house price falls spread; Wilko falls into administration; US inflation rises to 3.2% – as it happened

RICS house price balance drops again … as more mortgage holders fall into arrears and Wilko takes ‘difficult decision’ to enter administration

The Guardian - UK

Four of Britain’s biggest lenders cut rates on fixed mortgage deals

Halifax, HSBC, Nationwide and TSB reduce rates, easing pressure on hard-pressed homeowners

Evening Standard

Brokers hope for ‘price war’ as UK’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax latest to cut interest rates

Halifax is the UK’s biggest mortgage lender

The Independent UK

UK house prices fall for fourth month running - here are the areas most affected

Average value dropped by 0.3 per cent between June and July

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