Total value of UK housing market returns to growth, climbing 6.3% in 2024
Research by Savills suggests the South East is now the most valuable property market, having overtaken London.
UK housing market ‘returns to growth’ with £88bn spent in Q2 2024
Savills research highlights a resurgence of mortgage lending and the highest level of first-time buyer activity in eight years.
Total value of UK housing stock falls for the first time since 2012
London saw the biggest decline in total housing wealth of any UK region last year, says Savills.
The UK’s total housing value hit a record high in 2022 – but that’s likely to be ‘a high watermark for a few years’
Significant house prices gains over the last few years have favoured more owner-occupiers than landlords, suggests Savills.
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