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Rental costs now account for over 28% of earnings in decade high – report

The latest report from Zoopla revealed the proportion of tenants falling behind with rental payments has doubled to 8% in the last six months.

The Independent UK

Hunt rules out mortgage support or food price caps; Mortgage ticking time bomb is ‘now exploding’ – as it happened

Jeremy Hunt faces calls to introduce mortgage interest tax relielf from Conservative MPs at Treasury Questions, and rules out price caps on food

The Guardian - UK

Warning over house sales this summer as mortgage rates rise again

Property experts say rising interest rates are continuing to dampen the housing market

Manchester Evening News

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Average fixed mortgage rates edge closer to 6% as more deals are hiked

The typical two-year fixed-rate deal was sitting at 5.98% on Friday, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk said.

The Independent UK

Buying an ex-rental home: one in nine homes listed for sale has previously been rented out

Ex-rental properties can be around a quarter cheaper to buy typically than homes which have been lived in by owner-occupiers.

Evening Standard

One in nine homes listed for sale has previously been rented out – Zoopla

Ex-rental properties can be around a quarter cheaper to buy typically than homes which have been lived in by owner-occupiers, Zoopla said.

The Independent UK

London house prices: Londoners need a salary of nearly £100,000 to buy a two-bedroom home in the capital

Londoners now need to earn an extra £7,300 a year to buy a two-bedroom home compared to 2020

Evening Standard

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First-time buyers ‘seeking smaller homes amid higher rents and mortgage rises’

The property website said first-time buyers are increasingly favouring two-bedroom flats.

The Independent UK

Bidding wars: inside the super-charged fight for rental properties

Facing high demand and low supply, there is often only 48 hours to strike a deal. With some hopefuls paying £50,000 upfront to secure a home

The Guardian - UK

Housing market: inner London flat prices have fallen by 24 per cent ‘in real terms’ since 2016

According to new figures from Zoopla, the static average price of London flats represents a significant decline in real terms

Evening Standard

Zoopla finds £14,000 average price reduction on homes sold at a discount

Buyers and sellers are ‘not miles apart’ on pricing, which is helping deals to be agreed, the website said.

The Independent UK

Home buyers target flats over houses in these top London and commuter towns

There has been a jump in demand for flats in London compared to this time a year ago, largely due to a combination of buyers returning to cities and rising rents.

Evening Standard

New year stand-offs and price dips predicted for housing market in 2023

House sales are expected to be lower this year than in 2022 and some sellers may need to readjust their price and selling time expectations.

Evening Standard

Average house price has increased by around £17,500 this year – Zoopla

Affordability and value for money will be key to the housing market outlook for 2023, the property website said.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

A quarter of London homes have had asking price reduced this autumn

Discounts are expected to increase further over the coming months as the housing market adjusts to new mortgage rates.

The Independent UK

Demand for new homes drops by a third as mortgage rates soar

Mortgage rates soared after the mini-Budget, with many lenders pulling products from the market

Wales Online

Demand from new home buyers drops by a third, says report

Higher borrowing costs has had a marked effect on people wanting to get on the housing ladder

The Independent UK

Demand from new home buyers drops by a third – report

Mortgage rates soared after the mini-budget, with many lenders pulling products from the market as they needed time to reprice them.

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The Independent UK

Lenders expect mortgage availability to fall even further

The Credit Conditions Survey asked banks and building societies about changes they expect to see between September and November.

Wales Online

Wales among most vulnerable areas of UK to house price falls as as buyers' budgets fall 28% - Zoopla

Wales recently buoyant housing market makes it vulnerable to a fall, says property portal Zoopla

The Independent UK

‘Potential tipping point’ for UK property market as house prices drop

Homeowners wanting to sell their home this year need to price realistically, Zoopla said

Insider UK

Glasgow has UK's third highest annual rental price growth

Latest research from Zoopla also reveals that renters are favouring smaller properties such as flats

Wales Online

Flats trump houses as renters downsize to grapple with cost of living crisis

There has been an increase in demand for one- and two-bed flats over 2021 and 2022

The Independent UK

Renters ‘favouring flats with one or two bedrooms amid living costs squeeze’

Smaller properties may be cheaper to rent as well as less expensive to run in terms of energy costs, Zoopla said.

Evening Standard

How shockwaves from cost-of-living crisis are reaching the house market

Further effects likely to be felt into 2023, says Zoopla, but don’t expect a crash

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