{"id":172392,"date":"2026-08-18T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/half-of-homes-in-great-britain-taking-longer-to-sell-than-last-year-amid-mortgage-volatility\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:19:46","slug":"half-of-homes-in-great-britain-taking-longer-to-sell-than-last-year-amid-mortgage-volatility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/half-of-homes-in-great-britain-taking-longer-to-sell-than-last-year-amid-mortgage-volatility\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of homes in Great Britain taking longer to sell than last year amid mortgage volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nMany buyers wait in hope of better deal, although there are hotspots in Scotland and northern EnglandHalf of homes in Great Britain are taking longer to sell than last year as volatile conditions in the mortgage market amid the Iran war prompt buyers to \u201cwait and see\u201d if they can get a better deal, according to a report.As the Middle East conflict continues to unfold, the property platform Zoopla said homes in 180 out of 363 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales were taking longer to sell compared with a year ago. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/aug\/18\/homes-great-britain-sell-mortgage-deal-buyers-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Half of homes in Great Britain taking longer to sell than last year amid mortgage volatility<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Many buyers wait in hope of better deal, although there are hotspots in Scotland and&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-IQw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":136017,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/home-sales-fell-in-march-amid-volatility-in-mortgage-rates\/","url_meta":{"origin":172392,"position":0},"title":"Home sales fell in March amid volatility in mortgage rates","date":"April 20, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Sales of previously owned homes declined 2.4% in March compared with February, according to the National Association of Realtors.\r \r Source : cnbc.com\r Read more...Home sales fell in March amid volatility in mortgage rates","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":140266,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landlords-sell-up-in-great-britain-as-buy-to-let-market-sours\/","url_meta":{"origin":172392,"position":1},"title":"Landlords sell up in Great Britain as buy-to-let market sours","date":"November 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Owners sell to offset losses from tax changes and rate hikes, meaning fewer homes to rent and thus higher rentsThe great property sell-off by landlords has continued across Great Britain this year, in particular in Scotland, where the buy-to-let bubble appears to have burst.As the property website Rightmove reported\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12904,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/super-rich-may-sell-london-homes-under-anti-corruption-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":172392,"position":2},"title":"Super-rich may sell London homes under anti-corruption rules","date":"May 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Estate agent predicts some billionaire clients will sell property if no longer able to keep identity secret via offshore firmsSuper-rich international investors in London property are likely to sell off some of their mansions and penthouses after the introduction of anti-corruption rules cracking down on offshore secrecy, a leading\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":135183,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/if-we-sell-our-property-abroad-and-move-back-to-britain-should-we-rent-or-buy\/","url_meta":{"origin":172392,"position":3},"title":"If we sell our property abroad and move back to Britain, should we rent or buy?","date":"March 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We wonder whether a mortgage should wait while we build up UK bank accounts and credit scoresQ Myself and my wife are looking into moving from the EU back to the UK. 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