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UK House Price Frustration May Only Get Worse

If interest rates continue to edge lower, we may start to see prices rise again.

Houses may look a bit cheaper, but are they actually more affordable? 

Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg
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We’ve had a fair bit of UK housing market data this week. All of it points to a UK housing market which, as a whole, was not especially perturbed by the run-up to the budget, despite all the kite-flying and rumour-milling.