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Sellers are offering their biggest discounts in five years, with one in four offering 10% off the asking price right now, putting buyers in a very strong position.
Sellers are accepting an average discount of £18,000 in November 2023.
In London and the South East, that rises to £25,000.
The average discount being offered is 5.5%, the equivalent of £18,000.
In London and the South East, that rises to 6.1%, or £25,000 off the asking price.
Across the rest of the UK, the reduction is smaller at 4.8%, or £11,000 but it is still the highest level of discounting we've seen in years.
The Bank of England has decided to keep the base rate at 5.25% for the second month in a row.
Asking prices for homes have increased just 0.5% this month - making it the weakest October growth in 15 years.
The Nationwide reported a UK wide drop in the average house price of 5.3% in the year to August, with Halifax's data for the same period shows a 4.6% drop. The time from instructing your solicitor to exchange is now approximately 113 days.
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