Mortgage lending to fall in 2024, predicts UK Finance
'We expect lending to remain weak in 2024, with a gradual improvement in affordability reflected in a modest increase in activity levels in 2025,' says banking industry trade body.
Property prices to bottom-out in 2024, predicts JLL
Property firm expects 'a gradual improvement in the economy' and highlights 'a positive outlook for the residential sector' - despite a 'significant undersupply of homes' that's set to 'worsen further'…
House prices to continue falling through 2024, predicts Lloyds
Average property values will be 7% lower at the end of 2024 than at the start of 2023, says major mortgage lender.
Rents to rise four times faster than house prices to 2026, predicts top agency
"We think that 2025 will mark the beginning of a new property market cycle, with London leading the way, outperforming all other regions for the first time since 2015," says Hamptons' Head of Research.
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