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UK house prices see biggest August drop since 2018 as sellers slash asking prices

The number of available homes for sale is also at a 12-year high for this time of year

The Independent UK

Average price tag on a home plunges by £7,360 in August – Rightmove

The property website has also downgraded its house price forecast for 2026 amid the changing picture for mortgage rates and geopolitical uncertainty.

The Independent UK

Property tax: What new homes levy could Andy Burnham back and how would it affect Londoners?

The new Prime Minister talked about reforming property tax before coming to power. But what are his plans and how would they work?

Evening Standard

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What can home buyers do to speed up their property chain and complete a deal?

Buying a house is stressful enough without worrying about other peoples’ issues down the line

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How could council tax change in budget – and who would be hardest hit?

Critics say current system is a ‘dog’s dinner’ – with homes in Blackpool paying more than in one of London’s wealthiest boroughs

The Guardian - UK

Rural areas ‘have seen strongest house price growth over last five years’

Increased demand for properties in rural areas was part of the ‘race for space’ seen during the coronavirus pandemic, Nationwide said.

The Independent UK

How a book about a boy's year of darkness and light became a hit play

Shannon Molloy's poignant memoir Fourteen is now a hit play.

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London house prices mapped: how much has the value of your home changed in 2023?

Data from Hamptons and the ONS shows where house prices have risen —and fallen— this year. How did your borough fare?

Evening Standard

Love is in the Air review – Delta Goodrem’s corny Netflix romcom is a saccharine mess

Goodrem and Joshua Sasse lack chemistry as ‘opposites attract’ lovers jetting around tropical Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Annual service charges for flats rise by 8%, analysis finds

At the halfway point of 2023, the average annual service charge for a flat in England and Wales is £1,431, Hamptons said.

The Independent UK

Off-plan property sales slide amid squeeze on investors – index

Slowing rates of price growth have also reduced the incentive for some buyers to get in early, Hamptons said.

The Independent UK

Property market forecast: as the cost of mortgages overtakes renting, should you buy a London home in 2023?

House prices may be falling but it is now cheaper to rent than to buy in the capital for the first time in 13 years. So should you jump in, or steer clear of a market in turmoil?

Evening Standard

London rental crisis: The cost of renting a flat in every borough, from cheapest to most expensive

In 12 London boroughs, average rents are now more than £2,000 a month, as housing costs in the capital continue to rise

Evening Standard

Buying off-plan: six-year high in sales of unbuilt homes in London hotspots Hackney and Southwark

Driven by a lack of available homes on the market, the share of homes sold off-plan rose for the first time since 2016, with Cotswolds, Southwark and Hackney among the hotspots

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More homes sold off-plan in 2021 amid lack of existing properties – study

Some 37% of new homes sold in England and Wales found a buyer before completion, up from 35% in 2020, Hamptons said.

Daily Mirror

Ex-rugby player died trying to save his kids swept out to sea at Haven Holidays park

David Fell, 55, was staying at Haven's Reighton Sands holiday park with his family when he entered the sea to rescue his son and daughter and suffered a cardiac arrest

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