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The UK town named the most affordable place to buy a home

Zoopla found the median property values there equate to just over a year’s average household earnings

The Independent UK

Revealed: the east London borough with the most affordable homes in London

The property website said its research highlights a ‘significant geographical divide’ in affordability for home buyers.

Evening Standard

Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty this week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Evening Standard

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‘Be bold but calculated’: how to get a low offer on buying a home accepted

In a buyer’s market, sellers are being more realistic on prices – we look at how to get your strategy right

The Guardian - UK

Property experts urge Rachel Reeves to abolish ‘sin tax’ of stamp duty in budget

Chancellor advised to replace levy with an annual property tax as Treasury considers overhaul of system

The Guardian - UK

London housing market worth £2.64 trillion — more than all FTSE100 companies combined

London’s homes are worth an estimated £2.64 trillion — almost a quarter of the value of the entire UK residential market, Zoopla finds

Evening Standard

The dream of a ‘forever home’ is losing relevance. Here’s why

Traditionally, people sought to buy a property that they could live in for decades

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Aspiration to own a ‘forever’ home is ‘losing relevance for younger generations’

Nearly a quarter of homeowners aged 34 and under view homes as financial assets to be leveraged at the right time, according to a survey for Zoopla.

The Independent UK

‘Our hard work was worth it’: is a fixer-upper the best way to a dream home?

Buying a place in need of renovation is one way of getting on the ladder – here’s how the cost of doing the work stacks up

The Guardian - UK

UK house sales fall ahead of autumn Budget

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The Independent UK

Christmas housing market slowdown has started early, says Zoopla

Buyers are waiting to see what the autumn Budget holds, particularly those looking to purchase homes for more than £500,000, Zoopla said.

Evening Standard

Christmas housing market slowdown starts early as price growth ‘stalls’ in some areas

The average time to find a buyer for a home is around 37 days, rising to 45 days in London, Zoopla said

The Independent UK

Detached home sellers making £122,500 gross profit on average, analysis finds

Homeowners are sitting on sizeable capital gains from years of historic house price inflation, Zoopla said.

Evening Standard

Starter home prices in London drop as first-time buyers seek out smaller, cheaper homes

London is the only place in the country where first-time buyer house prices are going down, as buyers are pushed towards more affordable properties

Evening Standard

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Home buyer demand weakens for third month in a row as sales fall – surveyors

Uncertainty around potential measures in the Budget is likely adding to cautious sentiment, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

Evening Standard

The end of stamp duty? Here's what scrapping the property tax would mean for London home buyers

The news that the Conservative Party has promised to abolish stamp duty tax will be welcomed by many London buyers

Evening Standard

Housing data to shed light on market amid pre-Budget buyer ‘hesitation’

Zoopla recently said pre-Budget speculation about possible property tax changes was creating hesitation in the buyers market.

Evening Standard

Home purchase mortgage approvals dip as buyers wait for autumn Budget

Demand at the upper end of the housing market has been dampened ahead of the autumn Budget

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Evening Standard

Demand for homes priced above £500k dampens amid Budget speculation

Some buyers are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach ahead of the Autumn Budget in November

The Independent UK

Why demand has fallen for homes priced at more than £500,000

Some buyers are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach ahead of the November Budget, according to Zoopla

Evening Standard

Homes must be built in ‘right’ parts of England to tackle shortages – think tank

Areas such as Greater Manchester and Birmingham with ‘huge productivity potential’ are key to economic growth, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK

New homes must be built in the ‘right’ areas to tackle shortages, Starmer told

A think tank says areas such as Greater Manchester and Birmingham have ‘huge productivity potential’

The National (Scotland)

Why this Scottish city is one of the cheapest places in the UK to buy a home

Analysis from Zoopla suggested that there are a handful of places across the country where it is relatively easy to find a property for under…

Evening Standard

Top locations where you can still buy a home for less than £150,000

One south London area has seven per cent of homes for sale currently priced £150,000 or less

Evening Standard

Phil Spencer: rumoured reforms to stamp duty and capital gains tax would be catastrophic for London

It’s difficult to exaggerate the disruption and distortion that would take place in the lead up to any changes, half of London would be on the market

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