Market Index

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LonRes has recorded a significant increase in the number of properties being withdrawn from the open sales market in recent weeks.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

We're seeing a sharper-than-usual end-of-year drop-off in the number of homes being listed for sale.

Property portal notes 'hesitant' property market as asking prices fall and top-end sales activity falters.

Hamptons has used this month's rental index to analyse the effects of policy interventions on pricing - concluding that 'rent controls rarely work as intended.'

Surveyors report a 'notable cooling' in activity as buyers await the Autumn Budget.