Forecasts
OBR upgrades house price forecasts following Budget
Average property values are expected to rise by 15% by end of 2030.
Lloyds raises house price forecasts
Britain's biggest mortgage lender expects UK house prices to rise by an average of 2% next year.
UK is ‘worst in the world for millionaire exits’, warn economists
The Adam Smith Institute believes the share of the UK population who are US dollar millionaires will fall by a fifth over the next four years, thanks to 'a hostile culture for wealth creators'.
Knight Frank research chief: The mood music has changed but our forecasts remain on track
Tom Bill explains how the property market landscape has altered over the last 90 days, and why the next three months will provide some more clarity about the longer-term prospects.
House price forecasts turn up
A round-up of forecasts suggests economists are feeling much more positive compared to last month and to last year.
Rightmove raises property price forecast despite asking price dip
Housing market activity is running well ahead of last year, prompting the property portal to anticipate a 1% increase in average asking prices through 2024.
Election 2024: Property industry reactions to the election of a Labour government
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UK house prices are ‘currently 8% over-valued’ – Zoopla
Property prices are likely to morph from "over-valued" to "fair value" by the end of the year, says property portal, despite an anticipated 1.5% increase in average prices.
Eurozone house price growth divergence set to ease, gradually
Oxford Economics thinks house price growth across Europe 'will become more homogeneous after sharp divergence in 2023.'
Knight Frank cuts PCL price forecast for this year
Top analysts now expect Central London property values to fall by 1% through 2024, having predicted a 1% increase at the start of the year.
Tom Bill: ‘The near-term outlook for demand in prime central London has deteriorated’
Knight Frank's research chief explains why the property firm has revised its PCL price forecasts down.
CBRE upgrades UK house price forecast to positive territory
Major agency now expecting growth of 1% in 2024 in anticipation of 'modest' second-half recovery; London to outperform over the next five years with growth of 18.6%.