The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days.
5FF 3rd July 2026
Early general election highly likely says Cabinet Secretary, casting further uncertainty for housing
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/former-cabinet-secretary-says-lj1NZmMmSUSQsfiGtzEBdA
Government planning to take over social housebuilding
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/27/uk-minister-plans-for-state-owned-housing-developer-exclusive
Mortgage lending tumbles another 15% in one month as the housing market screeches into go-slow
Property market stumbles as homebuyer mortgages drop 15% in a month
Zoopla HPI shows buyer demand collapsing
https://assets.ctfassets.net/02vwvgr6spsr/4276SE8bgCsiPMgRc9lpVe/0cd5c320e004eacf8e253a597fb840b5/UK_House_Price_Index_June_26_ZP.pdf
Large Housebuilders face £4.5bn class action lawsuit for price fixing and making 700,000 buyers overpay.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/housebuilders-face-potential-4-5-billion-class-action-legal-case/ar-AA26R7UV
Extreme rise in “down valuations” of up to 30%. Call it a crash without calling it a crash.
https://news.sky.com/story/down-valuation-phenomenon-happening-at-scale-not-seen-before-and-its-threatening-house-sales-13559492
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