Forecasts
Wondering what to expect in 2025? You just need to look back at the final months of 2024
Guy Robinson of Strutt & Parker casts a weather eye over the property market's prospects in the year ahead.
Forecast Round-Up: What’s in store for prime property prices in 2025?
It looks like a busy start to the new year - but the outlook for house prices is less clear.
Knight Frank predicts ‘a sober 2025 for global prime housing markets’
Dubai, New York, Geneva and Paris are likely to see top-end residential values rise next year, but other international wealth hubs could see prices fall.
Rents set to rise 3% in 2025, predicts Rightmove
More rental price inflation on the cards as tenant demand remains high.
‘The foundations are set for a promising year ahead’ – Garrington
Top buying agency points to improving sentiment amongst home-movers, suggesting average house prices will rise by 3-4% next year.
Property market is ‘poised for a period of stability & soft growth’ in 2025 – Jackson-Stops
Mainstream house prices will generally "remain on a par with 2024" next year, suggests the estate agency after quizzing its agents around the UK - but there are likely to be notable differences between…
Top-performing European prime property markets to watch in 2025
Knight Frank forecasts price growth across Europe’s key cities & luxury resorts next year, with Stockholm out in front & London at the rear of the pack.
Rents climb at slowest pace in over three years
Zoopla predicts average rents will increase by another 4% through 2025.
‘2025 could be the beginning of the price turning point for the London market’ – Rightmove
Property portal predicts a buyers' market across the UK next year, with more transactions and 4% growth for asking prices.
Chestertons predicts ‘gradual growth’ for property prices in 2025
Estate agency expects property values across London and the UK to rise by 3.0-3.5% next year, while the capital's rental market undergoes 'a period of adjustment'.
Tax & policy shifts to push prime rents up – Savills
But rental growth is likely to be much slower across Prime London and Regions in the next five years than in the five years just past.
Prime Central London property prices likely to fall 4% next year, suggests Savills
Top-end residential markets are set to under-perform mainstream UK housing, says top consultancy.