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UK house price growth slows to 0.5% in October, Nationwide says

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Nationwide, one of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders, says average UK house prices were flat in October and rose 0.5% over the year, the slowest pace in more than two years. The average price stood at £273,566, down from 0.8% annual growth in September. The lender links the slowdown to higher mortgage rates, which have put off potential buyers. According to the Guardian, the average five-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6% for the first time in three years.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Nationwide says UK house price growth slowed to 0.5% over the year to October, the weakest in more than two years.

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    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Financial Times

  2. Nationwide says average UK house prices were flat on the previous month, at £273,566 in October.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian

  3. Nationwide says rising mortgage rates are hitting buyer demand.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian
    Center
    Financial Times

  4. According to the Guardian, the average five-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6% for the first time in three years.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Nationwide’s data show UK house prices growing more slowly, with mortgage rates rising as the cause. Left-side headlines stress that prices were flat or at their slowest in two years, while the center headline stresses growth slowing to its weakest since 2024.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines frame the story as stalled or slowing prices driven by mortgage costs, with Bloomberg calling prices stagnant and the Guardian stressing the slowest growth in two years.

    UK House Prices Stagnant as Loan Costs Bite, Nationwide Says
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The FT headline frames the story as slowing growth, the weakest since 2024, with rising mortgage rates named as the cause.

    UK house price growth slows to weakest since 2024
    Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • stalled or slowing prices
  • rising mortgage costs
  • squeezed buyers
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  • The GuardianLeft

    UK house prices grow at slowest pace in two years as mortgage rates rise

    Sluggish growth of 0.5% in October comes as higher borrowing costs put break on market UK house prices grew by an annual rate of just 0.5% in October, the slowest pace in more than two years, as higher mortgage rates put off potential buyers. …

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  • BloombergLeft

    UK House Prices Stagnant as Loan Costs Bite, Nationwide Says

    UK house prices failed to grow in October, according to one of the country’s largest mortgage lenders, as surging mortgage costs squeezed prospective buyers.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • slowing price growth
  • weakest since 2024
  • mortgage rates hitting demand
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 30, 3:08 AM EDT

  • Center

    1 hr 42 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 4:50 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 30, 3:08 AM EDT
  2. Financial TimesCenterOct 30, 4:50 AM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 30, 5:05 AM EDT

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