Truth Check/10 October 2026

“Prices in Knight Frank's Country market fell 4.2% in the year to September 2026”

The claim as it travelled: Knight Frank, 9 Oct 2026.

Knight Frank's note gives the 4.2% fall as its own Country reading, beside the 5% fall to June, with exchanges 2% and offers 10% lower in the third quarter.

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Country homes above £750,000 outside London are 4.2% cheaper than a year ago and offers are down 10%, Knight Frank says, as the average five-year fix reaches 6% ahead of the Budget

Knight Frank's own Country figures: prices down 4.2% in the year to September after a 5% fall to June, exchanges 2% lower in the third quarter, offers 10% lower. The 6% rate is Moneyfacts', as the note cites it.

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