The Market
Industry Reactions: Interest rates held at 3.75% for a fourth time
Continued caution from the Monetary Policy Committee was anticipated by most property market pundits.
Gap between flat & house prices ‘has never been wider’
Zoopla says leasehold flats 'present an opportunity' for buyers 'who are prepared to do their homework' as reforms hove into view.
Home-buyer choice reaches decade high as new listings accumulate
Supply is high and rising, but 8% fewer sales were agreed in May this year compared to last.
London & second home hotspots ‘hit hardest by property slump’
Wealth manager's data 'challenges the assumption that property is the most dependable route to building wealth'.
Prime London sales market still struggling to build momentum, says LonRes
Latest data: Under offers are up, but values are down by more than 5% year-on-year and price reductions are running at record levels.
Industry Reactions: Official data shows surge in house price growth
'Homeowners breaking out the champagne in response to the apparently dizzying jump in house price growth should put it back on ice,' says one buying agency boss.
Seller expectations still out of step with buyer budgets, says Strutt & Parker
Agency's analysis of five years of £1mn-plus sales data shows why realistic pricing matters more than ever.
RICS warns of ‘stranding risk’ for property assets in new sustainability guidance
Sustainability is now a 'cross-cutting responsibility' for all surveyors, says the RICS, as it embeds climate risks into valuation advice.
Data firm cuts 2026 transactions forecast as SSTCs fall 8%
Annual forecast trimmed by 70,000 as geopolitical uncertainty weighs on demand.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 24, 2026
Sales activity has been running above last year's level since mid-April.
FT: Anthony Payne’s ‘sobering tale of how time kills a deal & why the conveyancing process has to change’
The LonRes chief tells the Financial Times that his own 'six-night emotional rollercoaster' is indicative a wider problem in the prime property market.
UK house prices ‘will rise less than previously predicted this year’ – Reuters
News organisation's poll of pundits suggests London prices will fall by an average of 0.3% in 2026.