The Market

Property industry insiders react to the latest UK House Price Index, as speculation mounts about the looming Autumn Budget.

We're seeing a sharper-than-usual end-of-year drop-off in the number of homes being listed for sale.

'Uncertainty is starting to weigh on buyer & seller confidence as the Autumn Budget gets closer,' concludes GetAgent after quizzing hundreds of estate agents.

Average values have slipped to their lowest level since early 2024, latest index suggests.

Knight Frank handled £106mn-worth of property sales & saw a 171% jump in super-prime lettings in the area through Q3.

Survey of 12 global markets shows a 21% Q3 drop in $10mn-plus deals - led by sharper falls in New York and London - but the overall 12-month tally is still the strongest since 2021.

'We’re making it easier to build well-connected & high-quality homes,' says the Housing Secretary as more proposed planning reforms are revealed.

Chestertons says it has spotted the telltale signs that confidence is about to return.

Hamptons' research chief runs through the tax runners & riders that could hit the residential market on 26th November.

Property portal notes 'hesitant' property market as asking prices fall and top-end sales activity falters.

Royal Borough 'reluctantly' considers doubling charges to close looming £130mn funding gap.

Hamptons has used this month's rental index to analyse the effects of policy interventions on pricing - concluding that 'rent controls rarely work as intended.'