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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

UK house prices flatlining as mortgage rates rise, says Nationwide

Colourful houses in Camden Town district in London
Ten of the UK’s 13 regions recorded slower annual house price growth in the third quarter. Photograph: Tupungato/Getty Images/iStockphoto

UK house price growth flatlined in September with a stronger slowdown expected in the coming months as a combination of soaring inflation and mortgage rates makes moving unaffordable for many.

The latest snapshot from the building society Nationwide comes at the end of a torrid week for the housing industry as lenders pulled 40% of available mortgages from the market after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget last Friday.

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