UK Housing

Homeownership is not working out for the UK’s middle-class millennials

Rising service fees on apartments and a tight market for houses leave them stuck in place or falling behind

An article published in April notes that the share of first-year students intending to live at home has risen from 32.9% in 2016 to 35.2% in 2025. 

Is the UK student-housing party over? Singapore players face divergent prospects in PBSA market

Shrinking demand and new supply are leading to lower occupancies and falling rental growth

Liam McGovren at The Kings Arms Hotel, a former boutique hotel, now a guardian property in London. McGovren has lived in eight locations as a guardian since 2021.

As rents soar, Londoners turn to vacant pubs, offices and police stations

Property guardianship, in which residents live in otherwise vacant buildings, used to be considered edgy. But more people are embracing the arrangement

The UK's most popular mortgage rates have risen by about a percentage point since the Iran war broke out.

UK home prices returned to growth before war, official data shows

That momentum is now set to fade, with traders betting that the Bank of England will raise interest rates

On an annual basis, home prices in the UK are up 2.2%.

UK home prices in fastest rise since 2024; Iran war ‘clouding the outlook’

The 0.9% increase in March beats the 0.3% growth a month earlier

In London, residential land values fell 3 per cent over the course of 2025.

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.