UK Housing

UK residential land prices may have bottomed: Knight Frank

In Q3 2025, 57% of housebuilders experience a decline in site visits and reservations

Economists have predicted a stronger year for the UK property market, after the patchy performance and small price gains seen in 2025.

UK house prices rebound at start of year, Nationwide Building Society says

The average price of a property has increased by 0.3% in January to £270,873

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its gauge of expected home sales surged to 22, up from minus four the month before and the highest since October 2024.

UK housing market is turning a corner after Budget, agents say

Rics’ reading indicates that more agents forecast an increase than a decline over the next three months

The number of mortgage approvals fell to 64,530 in November, down from 65,010 the month before.

UK mortgage approvals fall to five-month low ahead of budget

[LONDON] UK demand for home loans dipped to the lowest level in five months, as aspiring buyers sat on the sidelines in the run-up to Labour’s tax-raising budget.

According to Crisis, almost a third of associations report that pre-tenancy affordability checks often lead to a housing applicant being deemed “unsuitable.”

Britain's housing crisis is hitting new depths

[LONDON] Crisis is a charity known for supporting the homeless at Christmas, and with homelessness in England spiraling to an unconscionable hundreds of thousands of people, its name has never been mo...

Above: Homes in London. Uncertainty over the Budget had led to an 8 per cent year-on-year drop in homebuyer demand in October.

UK housing demand seen recovering on clearer post-Budget outlook

Analysts expect pent-up demand to bolster the traditional spring selling season as buyers return to the market

Gauges of buyer demand and sales volumes also weakened, putting downward pressure on house prices.

Budget fears slam brakes on UK housing market

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its index of homes put up for sale deteriorated to minus 20 in October

The increase in British property prices has been slower this year than in the second half of 2024.

UK house prices rise by most since January: Halifax

House prices increased by 0.6% in monthly terms in October after a 0.3% fall in September

House prices were 2.4 per cent higher than a year earlier, speeding up from an annual increase of 2.2 per cent in September.

UK house prices rise in October, defying pre-budget nerves

The house price index increased by a monthly 0.3% after rising by 0.5% in September