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UK house prices hit highest annual growth since 2022
Nationwide says yearly rise in house prices increased by 3.2% in September putting the average home at £266,094
Number of UK estate agents going bust rises almost a third in one year
Higher interest rates puts further pressure on property market, with overall transactions at lowest level in a decade
Nationwide to allow first-time buyers to borrow six times their earnings
Building society ramps up mortgage price war with ‘gamechanging’ move, as it also cuts rates
Pylons v property: power line in Scotland caused divisions but did house price fears materialise?
Beauly-Denny overhead project may serve as preview to Britain’s energy network plans
Rupert Murdoch’s REA group ups offer for Rightmove to £5.9bn
About £300m added to deal for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal after first proposal unanimously rejected
Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm takes housing reforms to European court
Annington Property fears recent legislation could potentially affectthe value of some of the 38,000 UK military homes it holds
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
Surge in larger homes for sale amid capital gains tax fears, Rightmove says
Speculation Rachel Reeves to raise tax in budget thought one reason for some homeowners cashing out
Bill to ban landlords in England from rental bidding wars
Renters’ rights bill goes further than expected to ensure tenants pay no more than advertised price
Rupert Murdoch-owned firm REA makes £5.6bn offer for Rightmove
Board rejects non-binding indicative proposal of 705p a share for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal
Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove?
Eldest son Lachlan may want to repay Rupert for bid to hand him full control by protecting UK newspaper empire
UK house prices hit two-year high as market recovers from Truss mini-budget
Average cost of property rose 0.3% to £292,505 in August, says Halifax, after ‘largely positive summer’
Barratt profits plunge 75% as number of houses built slumps
Cost of living crisis, higher mortgage rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on housing market in past year
Manchester named top hotspot for first-time buyers in Halifax study
Research covering UK outside Greater London places city ahead of Slough, Sandwell and others