Market Index

Our latest LonRes data confirms prime London's weakest year since the pandemic, with little sign of a post-Budget bounce in buying activity.

'This October data captures the fridge rather than the freezer stage of the pre-Budget chill,' comments one top buying agent.

Average asking prices fell 0.6% through 2025, but Rightmove is forecasting 'a better year for price growth in 2026 with a strong rebound in activity to kick start the year.'

Property market conditions 'remain generally weak', concludes the RICS after surveying surveyors across the UK.

London rents have increased by an average of just 1.6% in the last year, according to Zoopla's latest index.

Little sign of a continued post-Budget bounce as buying activity tracks previous years' levels.

But 'the groundwork for a rebound is building,' says Knight Frank, after checking top-end property price performance across 46 world cities.

Fresh LonRes data confirm a jump in property market activity last week.

Bank of England data reveals a decline in lending activity, as Budget-related speculation mounted.

Zoopla anticipates a busy start to 2026 as most property owners escape big tax increases in the Autumn Budget.

LonRes has recorded a significant increase in the number of properties being withdrawn from the open sales market in recent weeks.

Property industry insiders react to the latest UK House Price Index, as speculation mounts about the looming Autumn Budget.