UK Property News Recap – 12.09.2025
This week, while Rachel Reeves’s kites soared, UK house prices stumbled as the market kept an eye on which way the wind blew. Anxiety further seeped into the UK property market causing buyers to question the cost of their next move and sellers to either jump ship fast or batten
UK property news recap – 05.08.2025
This week was dominated by Angela Rayner's stamp duty misdemeanour. House prices fell - on one measure and rose on another - the pound tanked and gilt yields soared, before recovering, but Rayner continued to dominate the headlines with speculation over whether she did, or did not, know what she
UK Property News Recap -29.08.2025
This week the chancellor continued to “consider” various options to extract more tax from homeowners to fill the debt abyss. If anxiety levels weren’t already elevated enough this certainly helped them rise higher. As a result of all this public musing, some are waiting to hear Rachel Reeves’s final judgement
UK Property News Recap – 22.08.2025
This week Reeves took centre stage; speculation was rife over the chancellor’s musings over property taxes which caused property owners and buyers alike to wait with bated breath for the conclusion of this series in this year's budget. Welcome to another UK Property News Recap - 22.08.2025 UK Property asking prices
UK Property News Recap – 15.08.2025
This week saw construction output for new work tiptoe up in Q2. Bellway and Persimmon turned a healthy profit yet others moaned of the need for cheap funding from Homes England to fund their next build. Rental prices got burnt by affordability and demand while house prices remained stagnant as
UK Property News Recap – 08.08.2025
This week, building foundations proved shaky, leaving many new homes at the planning stage and targets out of the government's sights. The various attempts to help buyers onto the ladder were shown to be counterproductive in different ways; Help-to-Buy for leaving many flat owners out of pocket and Right-to-Buy for
UK Property News Recap – 01.08.2025
This week, housing targets continued to fall short, while buyer affordability issues and prolonged building regulator sign-off is deterring developers from committing in the short term, spoiling the government's growth plans. Meanwhile, oversupply continues to regulate house price growth, enabling some to move forward and those left behind to benefit
UK Property News Recap – 25.07.2025
This week was all about revisal; be it property prices or rental growth, all were called into question and reined in. Affordability and caution dampened once-optimistic indices and agents’ predictions. Conservative leader Badenoch hoped to prove “clever” in her reshuffle and Ellen DeGeneres to make a swift “buck” on her
UK Property News Recap – 18.07.2025
This week, the chancellor Rachel Reeves looked to galvanise developers into action by enabling more first time buyers onto the ladder through a permanent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme. Labour hope this scheme, alongside the affordable home programme and the new found flex in loan to value criteria, will bring their housing
UK Property News Recap – 11.07.2025
This week UK house prices stabilised leaving sales to tick over. Lenders continued in their attempts to get buyers to pick them, reducing rates further while displaying their newfound flexibility. Meanwhile, developers offered a token sum to the Competition and Markets Authority to turn a blind eye and leaseholders remained