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Worst of slowdown in housing market activity may be starting to pass - surveyors
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The worst of the housing market slowdown in activity may…
UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains 'fragile', surveyors say - business live
Introduction: UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains ‘fragile', surveyors say Jefferies analyst Mohit Kumar says: Geopolitical tensions were the main driver of the market yesterday. US and Iran traded fire with US reportedly…
Worst of slowdown in housing market activity may be starting to pass - surveyors
The worst of the housing market slowdown in activity may be starting to pass, according to surveyors, but there are also signs of some sellers being more hesitant to come to market. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said members…
London housing market being hollowed out by ultra-rich foreign investors
Ultra-wealth foreign investors are artificially inflating London's housing market by leaving homes empty and pushing residents to the outskirts of the city, the London Assembly has been told. There were 105,138 empty homes in London in 2025…
What To Expect from the Housing Market in the Second Half of 2026
If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you're not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming. That's…
What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your mortgages and house prices?
Before the end of July, Andy Burnham is set to take on the role of prime minister, following Keir Starmer's resignation. The former Greater Manchester mayor has built a reputation as one of Labour's most interventionist voices on housing…
Opinion | The Latest Housing Scapegoats
President Trump has blamed Wall Street investors for high housing prices. And now he's blaming illegal immigrants, claiming to find evidence in a Dallas Federal Reserve paper. Not so fast. Promoting the paper on social media, Mr. Trump this week…
Trump unveils new gold additions at White House
President Donald Trump has unveiled a new gold-script sign reading ' The West Wing ' at the White House, the latest addition to a broader effort to reshape and personalize parts of the presidential complex. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday…
Little House on the Prairie' Fails the Test of Time
Little House on the Prairie is contested territory. Like the Osage land where author Laura Ingalls Wilder's family squats in the novel that gives the series its title—as well as most of the cultural artifacts we call Americana—it is…
Little House on the Prairie': 5 TV adaptations of the beloved novels
July 9 (UPI) -- Little House on the Prairie will come to life once more as a new series releasing Thursday on Netflix. The show is based on the novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder, an author who grew up in the Midwest in the 19th century. Wilder's books…
UK Housing Revival Threatened By Political Upheaval, Agents Say
Uncertainty over Andy Burnham's economic plans is creating headwinds for the UK housing market just as it starts to emerge from the shocks caused by the war in the Middle East, according to a survey of estate agents. The Royal Institution of…
Man charged with murder after woman killed in Knottingley house fire
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in a house fire in Knottingley. West Yorkshire Police said Shirley Hodlin, 75, was killed in the blaze in Yew Tree Walk on Sunday evening. Joshua Hodlin, 23, has been charged with her…
The housing crisis has turned young people into peasants
The most common living arrangement for a young man in Britain used to be with his spouse, and maybe their children. In 2026, it's with his own parents. Think about what that really means: about joy, about meaning, about self-esteem. Have you ever…
Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
On a tree-lined street in the affluent Duboce Triangle residential neighbourhood of San Francisco, the top half of a white, Edwardian-era, detached house was drawing visitors from prospective buyers. The opulently renovated three-bedroom apartment…
Ministers urge industry to reduce steel and cement prices for Indiramma housing scheme
The government appealed to steel and cement manufacturers to partner with its flagship Indiramma housing programme by supplying construction material at concessional rates to help accelerate the construction of houses for the poor. At a meeting…
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