The Market
London rental prices steady as tenant demand holds firm
'Rental prices continue to track close to historic norms,' says Foxtons, 'pointing to healthy competition across the market.'
Life Goes On: Charlie Ellingworth on the Budget aftermath & prospects for 2026
Property Vision's co-founder reflects on the damage done to the property market and wider economy in 2025 – but notes some encouraging signs for the year ahead...
Industry Reactions: BoE cuts interest rates to 3.75%
Central Bank confirms sixth rate cut since August, as inflation eases further towards target.
Country house market set for ‘buoyant’ start to 2026 following ‘record-breaking’ December
Buyer & seller confidence is 'really returning across the market,' says Strutt & Parker's Oliver Custance Baker.
Rightmove expects ‘sluggishness & volatility at the very top end of the market’ in 2026
Property portal predicts modest price growth across the UK, but with significant regional variation and a 'challenging' year for prime markets.
Resi Development Review: Oliver Knight on the sector’s ‘most challenging year in recent memory’ & expectations for 2026
Knight Frank's head of UK resi development research takes stock of a turbulent 2025 - and looks at what the next 12 months might offer for landowners, developers, and investors.
2026 will be a ‘year of discovery’ – Acadata
Data firm predicts a quiet Christmas in housing market terms, but says the 'tectonic plates' are starting to shift...
‘Momentum shows little sign of slowing’: Branded resi sector records another year of ‘exceptional growth’
Fresh analysis by Savills suggests the global branded residential development niche expanded by nearly a fifth in 2025.
Forecast: Prime regional markets to rebound as ‘normality resumes’ in 2026
Jackson-Stops anticipates a more settled year for top-end property markets in the coming year.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 50, 2025
Our latest LonRes data confirms prime London's weakest year since the pandemic, with little sign of a post-Budget bounce in buying activity.
House price growth slowed in October, with London values down 2.4% on the year – UK HPI
'This October data captures the fridge rather than the freezer stage of the pre-Budget chill,' comments one top buying agent.
Industry Reactions: Government publishes ‘biggest rewrite of planning rules in over a decade’
Another significant update to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) promises a 'default yes' to more residential development projects.