UK housing market slump will be shallow but protracted

Falling real incomes and high mortgage and living costs are putting downward pressure on the UK housing market

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  • Overvalued UK house prices decline
  • Unaffordability will weigh on the market
  • Several factors will cushion the downturn
  • Supply-demand imbalance
  • Labour market tightness limiting unemployment
  • Regulation and deleveraging

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