Property hotspots: top 10 places in Great Britain experts say are in demand

From a suburb of Dover in Kent to the outskirts of Glasgow, here’s where estate agents say buyers are searching

UK house prices fall by 1.8% during year amid higher mortgage costs

Property market weak, says Nationwide, which expects prices to remain flat or drop slightly in 2024

Most expensive listing in Italian Alps has cinema and gym as well as atrium with Swarovski chandelier

Zoopla says December’s figures have been boosted by an increase in the number of homes for sale

Falling inflation and tax cuts in a February budget would signal a spring poll but weak growth and rising mortgage bills bode caution

Data is sign tenants failing to benefit from fall in inflation and lower house prices

The implications of the 3.9% rate for shoppers, savers, borrowers and pensioners

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

Home loans could be unlikely to fall by much in short term as Bank of England keeps fighting inflation

Prices usually decrease at this time of year but fall is greater than 20-year average owing to high mortgage rates, says Rightmove

Estate agent Hamptons estimates rise of 10.2% year-on-year means people paid record £85bn in rent this year

Data shows cost of borrowing still falling from highs of summer, with five-year fix also down

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

Access to huge parks, restaurants and transport links plus a Ted Lasso-factor lead area to top Rightmove’s ‘happy at home’ index

Competition among sellers will increase as mortgage rates settle at ‘elevated’ level, website predicts