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Waverley House Prices August 2026: Down £11,402 in a Year
The average Waverley home sold for £559,306 in August, £11,402 down on a year ago. Only Woking fell further in Surrey, while Guildford turned positive.
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Housing
48 Farnham Affordable Homes: £14.45m Buy Goes to 10 Nov Vote
Waverley's Executive backed buying 48 affordable homes at Waverley Lane and Wrecclesham Hill on 6 October. Full Council votes on the £14.45m on 10 November.
Housing
Waverley Council Homes: 191 Fire Doors Still Not Fitted
Waverley has fitted 688 of 879 planned fire doors in its council homes, and 555 water safety jobs were still open in September, 194 of them high risk.
Planning
Farnham Housing Sites: 72 Put Forward, Room for 3,772 Homes
72 Farnham sites have been put forward for housing, with room for 3,772 homes. Here is every site, its council rating and when you can comment on the plan.
Planning
Lower Bourne Homes: Council Loses Appeal and Must Pay Costs
An inspector has approved four homes at Quarry House, Lower Bourne, after councillors refused them 6 to 5, and ordered Waverley to pay the full appeal costs.
House prices
Waverley House Prices July 2026: Down £14,723 in a Year
The average Waverley home, Farnham included, sold for £553,429 in July, £14,723 down on a year ago. That is the steepest annual fall since May 2024.
Housing
Waverley Landlord Fines Planned: £35,000 Illegal Eviction
What Waverley would fine landlords under the Renters' Rights Act: £35,000 for illegal eviction, £6,000 for refusing a tenant on benefits. Scrutiny, 10 Sept.
Council
Milford Fire: £106,270 Bill the Council Wasn't Insured For
Waverley was underinsured on two Milford flats hit by fire in 2023. Councillors are asked to take £106,269.98 from housing reserves to settle the shortfall.
House prices
Farnham House Prices Turn: £560,596 Average, Down £4,448
The average Waverley home sold for £560,596 in June, £4,448 less than a year earlier. Detached homes fell 1.7%, terraces rose 0.5%. The full breakdown.
Housing
Chiddingfold affordable homes: 3 added, 751 on the register
Waverley has taken on three affordable homes at Oakland Grove in Chiddingfold. Its housing register held 751 households, 70 of them needing three bedrooms.