Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Transactions data reaction: Property deals hold up well despite turbulent year end
Latest figures from HMRC show that transactions were up 5% in December from the previous year with just a small monthly fall.
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Property market recovery ‘well underway’, two leading sources confirm
Data from both Zoopla and EXP highlights a less buoyant market than 2025, but a bounce back in the market is still clearly evident.
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Asking prices rise fastest in less desirable areas – new data
Colleen Babcock at Rightmove says the cheapest locations, especially in the North and Scotland, are seeing the largest increases in property asking prices.
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“Cold feet” scuppers more property sales than bad surveys – but is fixable
LRG calls on ministers to back binding offers and upfront property reports to cut fall-throughs.
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UK property market remains attractive to international buyers
The largest numbers of foreign UK homeowners are from Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA, the UAE and China.
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New builds damage local house prices, data reveals
The arrival of a new estates can knock as much as 18.5% off the value of nearby homes in more rural areas, according to analysis carried out by newspaper.
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Propertymark issues housing market tax warning
Nathan Emerson, CEO at Propertymark, says tax policies have failed to keep up with market developments.
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Shock rise in inflation to 3.4% after five-month fall
‘Disappointing’ December increase in inflation raises fresh questions over expected base rate cuts in 2026.
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74% rise in number committing to home move in 2026
Sharp rise in conveyancing registrations reveals buyers and sellers are starting 2026 far earlier than usual and in significant numbers.
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FTBs in ‘driving seat’ for housing market in 2026, according to big lender
Nationwide's senior economist says first-time buyer activity was up around 20% on last year, with high loan-to-value lending at its highest level for more than a decade.
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