Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Agents report highest number of new year homes since 2018
Richard Donnell at Zoopla says estate agents have on average 32 properties for sale on their books this January.
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Property market ‘turns decisively more positive’, says RICS
Tarrant Parsons at RICS says there was a "soft patch" at the end of last year, but things are now definitely looking up.
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Green MP urges Labour to ‘buy the supply’ of rental homes
Siân Berry tells the Guardian councils should “snap up” rental homes as they come onto the market to rebuild social housing stock.
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WARNING: London property now ‘high risk investment’
Rathbones warns about the reliance on property as an investment as new report from Hamptons shows nearly 15% of London property sold at a loss in 2025.
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Market momentum builds as sellers “hit the ground running” in 2026
13.1% jump in listings in the first seven days of this year compared to the previous seven-day period, with sellers keen to act early, according to agent comparison site.
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Mortgage offers reach near 20-year high
Rachel Springall at Moneyfacts says the number of available mortgages is at its highest number since 2007.
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Property sellers in London now struggle most with value falls
New figures from Hamptons show that the Capital has taken over from the North East as the area where vendors are most likely to achieve less than they paid.
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Property buyers ‘not aware’ of local affordable homes, sector leader claims
Beth Rudolf, Co-Chair of the Home Buying and Selling Council, tells MPs consumers don't realise there are properties they can afford in their town.
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Base rate will fall to 2.75% in 2026, according to respected financial expert
Rise in unemployment could mean the Bank of England will cut the Base Rate to its lowest level in four years.
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Thousands more holiday and second home owners face Council Tax hit
Some 12,000 extra property investors and second homers will be landed with double Council Tax bills in April, according to Hamptons.
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