{"id":31943,"date":"2025-10-14T14:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2025\/10\/14\/autumn-housing-market-outlook-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:22:50","slug":"autumn-housing-market-outlook-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2025\/10\/14\/autumn-housing-market-outlook-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn housing market outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Buyers gain negotiating power with more homes available and improving mortgage affordability <\/td>Sellers must adopt competitive pricing strategies as overpriced homes risk being overlooked <\/td>Modest price growth is expected, but steady activity could sustain momentum through autumn <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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As summer fades, the UK housing market moves into autumn with steady momentum. A high volume of homes on the market and improving affordability are shaping a more balanced, buyer-friendly climate.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Buyer choice driving seller strategy<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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According to Rightmove, the market is entering autumn with one of the broadest ranges of available homes in a decade. This abundance of choice is influencing how sellers approach pricing and presentation. Colleen Babcock, Rightmove\u2019s Property Expert, explains, \u201cThe decade-high level of buyer choice means that discerning buyers can quickly spot when a home looks over-priced. More new sellers are responding with stand-out pricing to entice buyers and get their home sold<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Price trends<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Asking prices dropped by 1.2%, according to Rightmove\u2019s July figures, marking the steepest July decline in over 20 years. However, this is still 0.1% above last year\u2019s level, signalling market resilience. Rightmove has now scaled back its 2025 house price growth forecast to 2%, down from an earlier 4%, reflecting heightened competition among sellers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Zoopla\u2019s July House Price Index showed the average UK property price at \u00a3268,400, a 1.3% annual rise, while northern regions and Scotland had stronger growth than London and the South East. Zoopla now estimates that house prices will rise by around 1% in 2025, compared to a 2% increase predicted at the start of the year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Affordability and activity<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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More choice and lower mortgage costs are helping buyers. In August, the average two-year mortgage rate dropped below 5% for the first time since the mini-Budget in September 2022. Meanwhile, the number of transactions remains solid, with agreed sales up 5% and buyer enquiries up by 6% in August. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What to expect in autumn<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • For buyers \u2013 more negotiating power and better affordability make this a potentially strong autumn to search and secure value <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    • For sellers \u2013 competitive pricing is key; overpricing now risks your property being overlooked <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      • For the market overall \u2013 modest price growth is expected, but steady activity and potential rate cuts could sustain momentum through the autumn months. <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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        As a mortgage is secured against your home or property, it could be repossessed if you do not keep up mortgage repayments.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Buyers gain negotiating power with more homes available and improving mortgage affordability  Sellers must adopt competitive pricing strategies as overpriced homes risk being overlooked  Modest price growth is expected, but steady activity could sustain momentum through autumn  As summer fades, the UK housing market moves into autumn with steady momentum. A high volume of homes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":32022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,91],"tags":[],"hd_content_source":[116],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32023,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31943\/revisions\/32023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31943"},{"taxonomy":"hd_content_source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_content_source?post=31943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}