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Nearly half of London home sales in January were to first-time buyers

Falling mortgage rates have widened the number of people able to get on the property ladder, Connells Group said

Evening Standard

Third of home sales in January were to first-time buyers, says property firm

Falling mortgage rates have widened the number of people able to get on the property ladder, Connells Group said.

The Independent UK

Rent falls for first time on record as young people stay living with mum and dad

Researchers said the rent stagnation was driven less by tenant affordability than it was by the increasing buyers market

The Independent UK

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London rents ended the year lower than where they started for first time on record

The average London tenant is spending £63 less in rent per calendar month than at the start of last year

Evening Standard

Average home seller last year ‘gained £91,260 more than they paid’

Rising gains in the North have helped offset shrinking returns in the South, property firm Hamptons said.

Evening Standard

Where in the UK the average home seller gained the most last year

The proportion of loss-making sales in the North East fell to 13.9% in 2025

The Independent UK

Are UK buy-to-let landlords dying out – and should we care?

Higher taxes and tougher regulations have led to the disappearance of tens of thousands of rental properties

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‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise

Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough

The Guardian - UK

Londoners buying lowest share of property outside capital since 2013

Stalling house prices and shift back to office working are affecting people’s ability to move out of city, say experts

The Guardian - UK

‘Unusual’ dip in average price tag on a home in June

A 0.3% month-on-month fall in asking prices recorded by Rightmove in June contrasts with an average 0.4% rise in June months over the past decade.

Evening Standard

Average UK house price drops by £1,277 in June after record highs

The average price of a home coming to market has fallen by 0.3 per cent month-on-month to £378,240

The Independent UK

Property sellers in England and Wales ‘make lowest return in a decade’

Cash profit on a sale falls for second year in a row, to below £100,000, finds Hamptons

The Guardian - UK

Average house seller in 2024 ‘made £91,820 more than they originally paid’

Despite lower price gains last year, around nine in 10 households are estimated to have achieved more than they paid, property firm Hamptons said.

The Independent UK

UK property will be a buyers’ market in 2025, analysts predict

‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates

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Evening Standard

Number of London leavers drops to lowest level for more than a decade

The rate of London outmigration fell this year, but here are the 10 areas most popular with movers and first-time buyers

Evening Standard

Proportion of Londoners buying homes outside capital drops – study

First-time buyers were estimated to make up about a third of Londoners buying a home elsewhere, according to property firm Hamptons.

Evening Standard

Average home value drops £6,395 in month to December

Housing market activity remains substantially stronger than a year ago, paving the way for a ‘Boxing day bounce’

The Independent UK

£6,395 drop in average price tag on a home in December

Housing market activity remains substantially stronger than a year ago, paving the way for a Boxing day bounce, Rightmove said.

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New mortgages could help first-time buyers borrow £52,000 more, says lender

Leeds Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-income ratio for first-time buyers, with a new mortgage range.

The Independent UK

Gen Z pay double in mortgage payments compared to older generations

Young buyers face near-record house prices and soaring interest rates

Evening Standard

Why have London asking prices jumped by over £4,500 in September?

Lower mortgage rates are helping to underpin the market, Rightmove said, but buyers are still price sensitive

The Guardian - UK

Gap between average rents in north and south of England shrinks to lowest level

Difference now stands at 37% with tenants in north paying £960 a month compared with £1,317 in south

The Independent UK

Average price tag on a home jumped by nearly £3,000 in September – Rightmove

Lower mortgage rates, an increase in property choice and relatively strong wage growth are helping to underpin the market, Rightmove said.

The Guardian - UK

First-time buyers made up 48% of house hunters in London this year, data shows

Proportion was biggest since at least 2010 as cheaper mortgage deals slowed exodus from city, says estate agent

Evening Standard

The great mortgage gamble: Is now the right time to buy a home — or should you wait for a rate reduction?

With mortgage market volatility and interest rates still high, many would-be buyers are facing the same dilemma — is now the right time to buy? The experts assess the options

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