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Average UK house price ended last year £4,800 higher than at end of 2022 – index

The typical UK house price in December 2023 was £287,105, up from £282,305 in the same month a year earlier, Halifax said.

The Independent UK

US economy adds more jobs than expected; eurozone inflation rises to 2.9% – as it happened

US unemployment rate remains at 3.7% against expectations of an uptick; however jobs increases in November and October are revised lower

The Guardian - UK

Mortgage market ‘heating up’ but homeowners still face ‘painful’ cost increase despite falling rates

The average rate on a two-year fixed mortgage deal has fallen from 5.92 per cent to 5.87 per cent

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UK homeowners face £19bn rise in mortgage costs as fixed-rate deals expire

Up to 1.5m households expected to face sharp increase this year, with inflation and tax rises also denting spending power

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey to be grilled on interest rate hikes' threat to UK financial stability

He and other members of the bank’s Financial Policy Committee will face questions from the Commons Treasury Committee

Evening Standard

‘The gloves are off’: More lenders join mortgage rate price war

First Direct and TSB were among the latest lenders cutting rates

Evening Standard

First Direct unveils sub-4% mortgage rates

Several lenders have started the new year by making cuts to their rates.

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Britain’s housing market may be ‘past peak pain’ but what will 2024 bring?

Second year of falling prices expected though recovery is likely in the second half as interest rates come down

The Guardian - UK

Homeowners set to benefit from mortgage price wars, experts say

Lenders set to undercut one another after record number of homes went on market on Boxing Day

The Independent UK

Mortgage rate cuts ‘will take some of sting out of rise’ for people refixing

HSBC UK is among lenders making cuts to its fixed rates and an expert has suggested others could follow suit.

The Independent UK

Halifax cuts mortgage rates in new hope for home buyers

Britain’s biggest lender kickstarts 2024 by slashing rates by nearly 1 per cent

The Independent UK

HSBC becomes first 'big six' lender to bring back sub-4% mortgage rates

It joins Generation H, which launched its first rate below 4% just before Christmas

Evening Standard

Mortgage rates look set to keep falling in 2024 as Halifax slashes prices

But some brokers were sceptical of the timing of the cuts

Evening Standard

UK property market: what will happen to house prices and mortgage rates in 2024?

Whether you are a first-time buyer or remortaging, we look at what the new year could bring

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Evening Standard

London house prices: the only two areas where property values rose in 2023

These two boroughs beat the trend of falling house prices

Evening Standard

UK's most expensive streets 2023: west London dominates with house prices 72 times national average

The most expensive street in London had average house prices more than £10 million higher than the next priciest region

Evening Standard

Halifax and Nationwide have it wrong — here's where house prices will go in 2024

City Comment:Let’s compare notes in a year’s time and see who was right

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices forecast to fall by up to 4% in 2024

High rates hit mortgage affordability and sales completions but Halifax expects part recovery in market

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Evening Standard

House prices to fall faster 2024 despite expected interest rate cuts, Halifax says

House prices across the UK are set to fall by between 2% and 4%

The Independent UK

Mapped: Average UK house price jumped for second month in a row in November

Across the UK, property values jumped for the second month in a row, rising by 0.5% in November or £1,394.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Shares close flat, private equity in £1.3bn swoop, Halifax house prices up

The release of America's monthly jobs figures will today provide a test of recent speculation that US interest rates are set to reverse next year.

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices rise again as easing of mortgage rates tempts more buyers

Monthly increase of 0.5% in November comes as average price of property goes up to £283,615, says Halifax

The Guardian - UK

Investment fund co-founded by Jacob Rees-Mogg to close after client withdraws £2bn – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Somerset Capital says it will wind down after loss of major client

The Independent UK

Full list of 45 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches due to close

The sites are set to shut next year, starting in March and April.

The Independent UK

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to shut another 45 branches

The Lloyds Banking Group-owned brands will close the branches next year, starting in March and April.

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