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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

New house price fears as turmoil ‘kills the market’

A think tank said that for a homeowner with a £140,000 mortgage, rates rising to 5% could mean monthly payments increasing by around £190 (Anthony Devlin/PA) (Picture: PA Archive)

The number of buyers searching for homes in London has slumped dramatically since the mini-budget, raising alarm over a steep fall in prices over the winter.

New data from Zoopla shows how confidence has been shattered in the two weeks after Kwasi Kwarteng’s Commons statement on September 23 which sent mortgage rates soaring. One developer said the turmoil has “literally killed the housing market stone dead”.

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