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With first-time buyers scarce, there should be fewer forced sellers to create a downward spiral
Home hunters turn to rental market after mortgage rates soar
Rising mortgage rates and costs of living are to blame and, as asking prices drop, the only winners are cash buyers
Politicians must listen to young professionals who are feeling the squeeze
A pandemic-induced property boom peaked at the end of 2021 but the sector is now braced for the broadest slowdown since the financial crash
Developers warn demand has dropped as much as 50% as higher mortgage rates bite
Survey shows one of the largest drops in more than two decades as mortgage rates rise
Generation rent is in the midst of an affordability squeeze
Buyers deliver £3.6bn to Treasury in third quarter, but analysts warn on drop in house prices
Market upheaval following mini-Budget hits property sector as household finances are squeezed
And why house prices will fall, not crash
Expect the BTL business to grind ever slower as fixed-rate mortgage borrowers are forced to refinance
Lenders slow to return to riskier high loan-to-value market due to affordability concerns
First-time buyers will be allowed to borrow more but high costs and acute housing shortage remain
Four previous housing downturns have ominously familiar elements to today’s situation — so what can we learn from the past?
UK property sales have slowed, according to Jason Honeyman
Rising rates are compounding difficulties for buyers to find affordable homes
Home loans become more expensive as bond market turmoil continues
Housing markets face seismic change as low interest rate environment ends
The mini-Budget has unleashed turmoil, with mortgage rates soaring, buyers frantically redoing their sums and deals collapsing
Cost of a typical home eases from previous record to £293,835, says Halifax
Average price unchanged from August to September but mini-Budget fallout hits mortgages
Tighter regulations and low unemployment mean high levels of repossessions should remain a bad memory
Virgin Money and Skipton among those to suspend loans as wholesale rates whipsaw
Experts tackle your property questions on the next Money Clinic podcast
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