House prices fell across roughly 80% of the UK so far this year, according to property portal Zoopla, with the rising cost of borrowing and a squeeze on household incomes weighing on demand.
the property website zoopla says the number of houses sold in the uk this year is on track to be the lowest in more than a decade. around one million sales are set to be completed down almost a fifth from last year. the foreign secretary, james cleverly, has arrived in beijing for the first visit to china by a senior minister in more than five years. he s due to meet the chinese foreign secretary and vice president to discuss climate change and international security. china corresspondent stephen mcdonell explained the importance of these talks. the governments of britain and china really want these talks to go ahead. but even after five years, because relations between the chinese government and western nations are certainly not smooth, you would expect at least some level of tensions.