Mortgage crunch sends house prices down £7,000 from peak
The house price figures arrived against the backdrop of chaos in the mortgage market , with rates having risen dramatically over the past month.
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The house price figures arrived against the backdrop of chaos in the mortgage market , with rates having risen dramatically over the past month.
The latest ONS House Price Index, shows that average UK house prices increased by 3.5% in the 12 months to April 2023, down from 4.1% in March 2023. MD of Real Estate at Shawbrook Emma Cox says the UK property market is navigating challenging conditions, including high interest rates, inflation, and reduced budgets
The latest figures from the HMRC show a marked fall in housing transactions. The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in April 2023 is 67,220, 32% lower than April 2022 and 29% lower than March 2023 The provisional seasonally- adjusted estimate of the number
Waterside properties enjoy a boost from a pandemic-era race to the coast
There has been mixed reaction from the sector to the latest interest rate rise announced today by the Bank of England. MT Finance head of buy-to-let lending Marylen Edwards believes that while a reduction in the base rate would have been welcome news, another increase was necessary at this moment in time to combat