Claims extracted
11
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
1 of 11 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
UK house prices fell at the steepest rate in more than three years in October, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, as high mortgage rates hit the housing market.
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rates → fall → market
The average price of a typical UK property stood at £296,285 last month as prices unexpectedly fell 0.6% compared with September, the steepest fall since the lender Lloyds recorded a 1.6% drop in August 2023.
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prices → stand → August
Analysts had expected a small monthly rise of 0.1%, which would have marked the first monthly increase since June.
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which → expect → June
House prices were down 1.2% compared with the same month last year, the biggest annual fall since October 2023.
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prices → compare → October
“Housing demand is currently being tested by a challenging economic backdrop,” said Andrew Asaam, the mortgages director at Lloyds.
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Asaam → test → Lloyds
“Renewed inflationary pressures, driven in part by the conflict in the Middle East, are keeping borrowing costs high and adding to the squeeze on household finances, making some buyers understandably more cautious.”
Prospective buyers are facing increasingly high borrowing costs, with the average two-year fixed mortgage running at 5.97% and the average five-year fixed rate at 5.99%, according to the latest Moneyfacts market update.
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mortgage → drive → update
The figures come a day after the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee put up the base rate by a quarter of a point to 4%, the first increase in three years, to fight inflationary pressure caused by the Iran war.
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committee → come → war
The conflict in the Middle East has driven the price of oil above $100 a barrel in recent months, resulting in soaring fuel prices and pushing inflation to 3.5% in September.
“The market has lost some momentum as we head towards the end of the year,” said Amy Reynolds, the head of sales at the Richmond estate agency Antony Roberts.
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Reynolds → drive → agency
The people hit hardest are those remortgaging and second-steppers trying to stretch to one more bedroom.
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people → hit → bedroom
Another rise tells people that borrowing is getting more expensive, not cheaper, and that makes them hesitate.”
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them → tell → people
The property services company Savills this week said Britain’s sluggish housing market was not expected to recover until 2028, when a forecast improvement in the economy and mortgage affordability are expected to support a recovery.
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improvement → say → recovery
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