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Vicky Shaw

Rising mortgage costs dent buyer demand amid ‘housing market mood shift’

Rising mortgage costs have dented demand from buyers in the property market, dampening longer-term expectations for house prices, according to surveyors.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said the housing market was losing momentum in March as rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty weighed heavily on buyer confidence and sales activity.

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