Market Index
Bigger ‘Boxing Day bounce’ expected as house prices tipped to rise 2% in 2026
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.'
London hit hardest as Budget chatter froze housing market
Property market conditions 'remain generally weak', concludes the RICS after surveying surveyors across the UK.
Rental supply builds as tenant demand drops
London rents have increased by an average of just 1.6% in the last year, according to Zoopla's latest index.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 49, 2025
Little sign of a continued post-Budget bounce as buying activity tracks previous years' levels.
Prime global house price growth cools to slowest pace in two years
But 'the groundwork for a rebound is building,' says Knight Frank, after checking top-end property price performance across 46 world cities.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 48, 2025
Fresh LonRes data confirm a jump in property market activity last week.
Mortgage borrowing slipped back in October
Bank of England data reveals a decline in lending activity, as Budget-related speculation mounted.
London & SE house prices fall for the first time in 18 months
Zoopla anticipates a busy start to 2026 as most property owners escape big tax increases in the Autumn Budget.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 47, 2025
LonRes has recorded a significant increase in the number of properties being withdrawn from the open sales market in recent weeks.
Official Data: House price inflation slowed in September
Property industry insiders react to the latest UK House Price Index, as speculation mounts about the looming Autumn Budget.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 46, 2025
We're seeing a sharper-than-usual end-of-year drop-off in the number of homes being listed for sale.
Rightmove reports sharp drop in £2mn+ sales activity
Property portal notes 'hesitant' property market as asking prices fall and top-end sales activity falters.