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Sales of UK country houses rise as buyers tempted out by lower prices
Deals for homes worth more than £750,000 are up 7% in June over last year with more properties on marketSales of expensive UK country houses rose in June, signalling a possible recovery in demand as buyers are tempted out by lower prices after an exten…
Bank of England rolls out looser mortgage rules to help first-time buyers
Move hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to housing ladderBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has rolled out looser mortgage rules that policymakers hope will help 36,000 more first-…
First-time buyers turn from rural areas to Britain’s regional cities
Number looking to move to urban centres up 16% in first five months of 2025 compared with same period in 2015With the rise of home working and surging house prices in many urban areas, one might have assumed that British cities had lost some of their a…
End to school rating system could play havoc with house prices, says Ofsted chief
Martyn Oliver says he knows of property values shooting up by £15,000 after schools were graded as outstandingHouse prices in England could be put in turmoil by the government’s scrapping of headline school grades such as outstanding or inadequate, acc…
UK house prices fall by most in more than two years
Increase in stamp duty has helped weaken demand, as average price drops by 0.8% in June, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesHouse prices in the UK fell the most in more than two years last month as demand weakened after the end of a tax break…
Interest-only mortgage could make comeback as regulator revisits rules
Financial Conduct Authority looks at whether the product it once called a ‘ticking timebomb’ can support home ownershipThey were once called a “ticking timebomb” but interest-only mortgages could become easier to get hold of as the Financial Conduct Au…
UK house prices fall in toughest sellers’ market in 10 years
Rightmove says prices dropping as more properties are available and after stamp duty increases in EnglandBusiness live – latest updatesProperty asking prices slipped in June, as sellers faced the toughest competition in a decade to find buyers.The “unu…
UK mortgage guarantee scheme due to end with no news on replacement
More than 53,000 mortgages have been completed using scheme, which encourages lenders to offer up to 95% loans100% mortgages are back – will they work for you?A government scheme to encourage UK lenders to offer 95% mortgages is scheduled to end this m…
UK house prices fall by more than expected amid economic uncertainty
Average property price drops 0.4% month on month in May to £296,648, Halifax saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices suffered a steeper than expected fall last month and the biggest quarterly drop in value in almost a year, as economic uncert…