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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Vicky Shaw

    Britain’s ‘most and least affordable’ places to buy a home revealed - AOL (opens the original)

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    Housing affordability has reached its most favourable level in more than a decade when comparing the price of an average home with wages, according to analysis by a major bank. Lloyds calculated that the average UK home costs around 7.3 times average earnings – the lowest price to earnings ratio since 2015 and down from 7.6 a year ago. The bank said the rate of wage growth has outpaced house price increases over the past year, narrowing the affordability gap. Lloyds’ calculations compared figure

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Vicky Shaw

    £145,000 bill shock for family after Thames Water debiting blunder - AOL (opens the original)

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    A family have told of their “shock” after a water bill blunder led to £145,000 being taken from a bank account. Teacher Adam Bainbridge discovered while routinely checking his accounts early on Thursday morning that a payment of £145,562 to Thames Water had been debited from his bank account. Thames Water said it apologises “unreservedly” to Mr Bainbridge and his family and is introducing additional checks to its processes to prevent such an incident from happening again. Mr Bainbridge’s wife, J

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Vicky Shaw

    Annual rate of UK house price growth halved in September, says Nationwide - AOL (opens the original)

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    The annual rate of growth in UK house prices halved to 0.8% in September, from 1.6% in August, according to an index. The average property value fell by 0.2% month on month in September, following a 0.2% increase in August, Nationwide Building Society said. Across the UK, the average house price in September was £274,251. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “September saw UK annual house price growth halve to 0.8%, the weakest rate of growth since December 2025.” He added: “Marke

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Vicky Shaw

    UK bank lending growth expected to hit three-year low in 2027, says EY - AOL (opens the original)

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    Overall growth in UK bank lending to households and businesses is set to slow to a three-year low in 2027, as greater caution and economic pressures weaken borrowing demand, according to a forecast. The EY UK Bank Lending Outlook predicts a marked slowdown in growth in total bank lending, from 3.6% in 2025 to 2.9% this year, and then reaching a three-year low of 2.2% in 2027, before edging up to 2.4% in 2028. The outlook highlighted tensions in the Middle East, with higher energy costs and weake

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Vicky Shaw

    Home buyers being more cautious amid mortgage rate hikes, property experts say - AOL (opens the original)

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    The number of homes sold in August dipped by 2% compared with the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures. Across the UK, an estimated 95,220 sales took place in August, which was 2% lower than August 2025 and a 1% fall compared with July 2026. Some average fixed mortgage rates have edged up in recent weeks amid rises in swap rates, which lenders use to price mortgages. The Government has recently unveiled a scheme to give first-time buyers in England a help

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