Category archives: Residential Property Review

Any Autumn Budget changes to Stamp Duty and CGT could heavily influence housing activity in late 2025  Mortgage rates dipped below 5% but gilt yields raise concern of further increases  15% of property sales fell through in 2025, with converted homes most affected  Housing market outlook  According to Savills, housing market performance for the rest […]

Bank Rate cut to 4% (lowest in over two years) but mortgage rates remain stable  UK house price growth forecast has been lowered to 1% in 2025 as high supply prompts more competitive pricing  Homes gained 20% in value since 2020, with northern regions leading growth while parts of London face declines  Another reduction to […]

City of London investment volumes are rising, with May hitting the highest deal count so far in 2025  Owner-occupier demand is increasing as mortgage costs undercut commercial rents by up to 37%  Scottish commercial investment fell 20% in H1 2025, though hotels led performance and private buyers remained active  A smoother end to 2025?   The […]

May 2025 saw the busiest agreed home sales since 2022, led by post-Stamp Duty change recovery  Prime Central London prices fall 2.2% annually as tax changes hit international demand  Government pledges £39bn over 10 years for affordable housing in largest investment in 50 years.  May sales hit post-2022 high as housing market regains momentum  Rightmove […]

Knight Frank raises its UK house price growth forecast to 3.5% for 2025 amid rate cut optimism  March saw a surge in transactions as buyers rushed to beat the Stamp Duty changes  Buy-to-let investors increasingly target northern regions for affordability and rental yield advantages  Improving rate outlook boosts UK forecasts  Knight Frank has raised its […]

Data shows 64% of homeowners underestimate how much their property is worth  In Q1 demand across prime London neighbourhoods fell nearly 4% compared to Q4 2024  Net mortgage lending fell to £3.3bn in February, down £0.9bn from January  Most homeowners underestimate property value by tens of thousands Zoopla research says most homeowners are in the […]

Housebuilding falls to seven-year low as planning delays persist   Housebuilding in England has dropped to its lowest level since 2017, excluding the pandemic period, with just 217,911 new homes completed in 2024.   This marks a 6% decline from 2023’s total of 231,000 and continues a four-quarter trend of falling completions, according to Energy Performance Certificate […]

The Bank of England cut Bank Rate from 4.75% to 4.5% in early February   Housing market activity in January 2025 was around 13% higher than the same time last year  The government has announced new plans to simplify the homebuying process  Falling Bank Rate offers boost to mortgage holders  The Bank of England cut Bank […]

What to expect in 2025…  Property experts Savills are hopeful that 2025 will be a positive year for the housing market, despite some challenges.     The average house price is expected to increase by 4% over the course of this year, partly due to improved mortgage affordability restoring confidence among potential buyers. In 2024, performance in […]

Property market trends in 2024  As we approach the new year, Zoopla has highlighted trends in the UK property market in 2024.   It is expected that, by the end of the year, there will have been 1.1 million sales completed – 10% more than last year. Meanwhile, January was the busiest month for visitors to […]