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Cheaper to rent than buy UK homes after Iran war sparks surge in mortgage rates

The shift has been driven by borrowing costs moving higher since the beginning of March

The Independent UK

Cheaper for Britons to rent than buy after mortgage rates rise ‘sharply’

The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.

Evening Standard

Average price tag on a home jumps by nearly £3,000 in April – Rightmove

House price growth is proving strongest in parts of the market less exposed to higher borrowing costs, Rightmove said

Evening Standard

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Average price of a UK home up £3,000 in April, Rightmove data shows

Typical price tag of a UK home up 0.8 per cent in April, data shows

The Independent UK

Private rents in Great Britain stop rising for first time since 2017

More landlords having to cut prices to secure tenants, Rightmove data shows

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s rental hotspots where asking prices have surged in 12 months

Average asking rents outside London stalled in early 2026 for the first time since 2017

The Independent UK

Hotspots where asking rents have surged revealed amid wider price standstill

The market is more price sensitive, with landlords ‘needing to be realistic from the outset’, Rightmove said

Evening Standard

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Albanian gang used Rightmove to study floorplans to steal £3m of luxury jewellery, watches and handbags

The group targeted houses all across the country before their arrest

The Independent UK

First time buyers ‘paid estimated £307m extra in stamp duty since relief ended’

The ‘nil rate’ stamp duty threshold for first time buyers was reduced from £425,000 to £300,000 from April 2025.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 soars as Middle East peace hopes grow

The US and Iran have both made some positive noises, prompting markets to rise.

Evening Standard

Rightmove accused by UK estate agents of charging excessive fees

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of estate agents get behind £1.5bn legal claim against Rightmove

The case against the property website has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and is seeking damages worth around £1.5 billion.

Evening Standard

Rightmove hit with £1.5bn legal claim by estate agents over ‘excessive’ fees

The firm has been accused of squeezing small businesses and independent agencies with fees that are higher than what corporate chains pay

The Independent UK

Sainsbury’s customers to be offered new financial products via NatWest agreement

Products, which will include a credit card allowing customers to build Nectar points, will start to be made available in the second half of the year.

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Disgraced Huw Edwards slashes price of £4m south London home as new drama airs

The former BBC presenter has reduced the asking price of his Dulwich home by £900,000

Evening Standard

Former first-time buyers ‘face biggest gap on record to trade up to next home’

Rightmove found a 52 per cent typical asking price gap between first-time buyer and second stepper homes, the biggest since its records started in 2001

The Guardian - UK

UK housing costs rise 41% over five years for renters and owners, study shows

Borrowers coming off fixed deals hit hard as Savills says big spike in interest payments made up half the overall rise

Evening Standard

Average price tag on a home jumped by around £3,000 in March

Home movers are continuing with deals despite mortgage rate rises

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The Independent UK

The UK’s most expensive streets have been revealed — where the average home is valued at £12.5 million

Hollybush Road in Cardiff’s CF23 postal area emerged as Wales’s most expensive street

Evening Standard

Britain's 20 most expensive streets revealed — and only one isn't in London

Britain’s priciest street has an average house price tag of around £12.5 million

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 hits high and oil jumps amid US-Iran tension

The FTSE 100 index ended up 63.85 points, 0.6%, at 10,910.55, a record close.

Evening Standard

Rightmove seeks boost from AI launches as profits grow

Rightmove also told shareholders that it has seen ‘strong momentum’ so far in 2026.

The Independent UK

Property sales that fall through ‘cost Britain £900 million a year’

Rightmove’s data indicates that 6 per cent of property transactions collapse and do not come back to market within 12 months

Evening Standard

£900m economic opportunity in England ‘lost to property sales falling through’

Last year, it took an average of five months for a house purchase across Britain to go through the completion process, Rightmove said.

The Independent UK

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