The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days.
5FF 11th September 2026
1. Lloyds House Price Index shows annual growth trending down for a year and now negative. This news should help sellers stop believing house prices only go up.
https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2096963670836170965?s=20
2. How long until sellers understand that buyers budgets have been cut by rising mortgage rates? 5 lenders hike them.
https://www.dailymail.com/money/mortgageshome/article-16111413/Bad-news-mortgage-borrowers-five-lenders-hike-rates-following-bond-market-turmoil.html
3. 93% of leaseholders say they wouldn’t buy again. 84% of agents say they’ve delisted unsellable leasehold properties.
https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2097693253797659128?s=20
4. High LTV mortgages at highest level since 2008 showing lender desperation to keep sales going in the face of rising rates
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/uk-low-deposit-mortgage-lendin-wChS3KZARkWkZxw7b9OqrA
5. 5 banks hike mortgage rates while Mortgage Advice Bureau shares slide on profit warning
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/mortgage-advice-bureau-shares-7z52K2T2RPqs25QxCrdq0g
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