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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vicky Shaw

Housing market softens while relying on ‘smaller pool of serious buyers’

Home buyer demand across the UK softened in March, a trend attributed to rising mortgage rates and global uncertainty exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to property website Zoopla.

The portal reported a 2% annual decline in agreed sales, noting that the market is largely being propped up by committed buyers who have already secured their mortgage agreements.

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