Forecasts
Lloyds Bank expects UK house prices to drop 8% next year
Major mortgage lender is focusing on 'slightly better-off customers', as it sets out an array of property price forecast scenarios.
Global housing downturn could see world GDP growth flatline, warn economists
The likelihood of a severe real estate slump is lower now than at the time of the Global Financial Crisis, but a significant drop in residential investment is 'plausible' next year, says Oxford Economics.
A house price crash ‘is looking increasingly likely’, warn economists
UK house prices are "overvalued by a third and likely to fall", suggests Oxford Economics, while Capital Economics boss Roger Bootle thinks we could be looking at a 10-15% drop in property values - equivalent…
Knight Frank slashes housing market forecasts as buyers feel the squeeze
Agency now expects prices in the UK to fall by 5% next year and in 2024, wiping out the growth that took place during the second half of the pandemic.
UK house prices ‘could easily fall 10% to 15%’, suggest economists
Economists expect interest rates to spike and house sales to tumble - meaning the last year's worth of aggressive property price growth could be rolled back.
Kwarteng’s tax cuts ‘will boost London housing market deals by up to 30%’ predicts top estate agency
Dexters' boss Andy Shepherd is very bullish about the capital's property market prospects.
History says Britain’s property market is in for a long slowdown, not a crash
A house price correction of between 10% and 20% looks increasingly likely, writes Colin Jones, Professor of Real Estate at Heriot-Watt University.
HSBC warns of a looming house price crash
Another influential team of analysts expects a sharp downturn for Britain's property market, with London house prices likely to fall 15%.
Property transactions to tumble 12% as prices flatline next year, predicts Hamptons
"Winds of change" are blowing through the housing market, says Hamptons, as the estate agency predicts 15.
‘We keep waiting for house prices to plateau, but it’s just not happening’
London estate agency Benham & Reeves expects house prices to rise by another 5% before the end of the year.
London property prices set to fall 12% in the next two years, but the top-end seems resilient – Capital Economics
Prime Central London will “continue to outperform” the wider London and national UK property markets, says Capital Economics, as it issues another set of downbeat forecasts.
Sharp drop in confidence amongst London property sellers
"The change in economic headwinds is starting to be reflected in seller confidence," says OnTheMarket.