UK Property News Recap – 16.10.2026
The rise in rental prices comes at a cost to tenants while buyers' house price loss win is curtailed by increased rates. Developers failed to untangle themselves from the red tape cordoning them off from their once profitable sites. Meanwhile many homeowners were relieved not to have been labelled a
UK Property News Recap 09.10.2026
Grey clouds gathered this week; rate rises dampened demand and the prospect of further tax rises in the forthcoming budget had many running for shelter. The forecast of brighter spells, with less property taxation, under a Conservative government… when they can afford it, unsurprisingly did next to nothing to alleviate
UK Property News Recap – 02.10.2026
The government this week dressed up Help to Buy as “Your First Home” in sheep's clothing - desperately hoping nobody would pick up on the similarities. The wolves on the Square Mile welcomed the news along with developers who watched their share price rise from the dark depths they have
UK Property News Recap – 25.09.2026
This week sellers ignored the writing on the wall and asked for more. Thresholds weren’t crossed for fear of being tagged as a Mansion tax owner. Bulk buying marginally helped balance developers profit and loss sheet while Suneil Setiya, when buying Nick Candy's £275m mansion, stamped his “duty” to HMRC
UK Property News Recap – 18.09.2026
This week house prices fell as rents rose, and construction starts tumbled as borrowing costs climbed. The only constant was the base rate, which held a steady course despite their path remaining unclear. Labour's self-imposed housing target is now so far out of their sights that they are adrift; reliant
UK Property News Recap – 11.09.2026
Desperate to catch a break the UK Property Market continues to trudge along. Buyers’ and sellers' motivations to move on are aligned but finding a happy medium when rates, outgoings, and taxes are against you requires some protracted negotiations. Developers continue to scale back completions while letting southern sites languish
UK Property News Recap – 04.09.2026
Markets shook this week as bombing resumed in the Middle East, causing further fears of interest rate hikes as swap rates felt the reverberations from a war, far from over. Borrowers' and sellers' hopes for the autumn term dwindled along with developers’ aspirations for a healthy turnover. To appease them
UK Property News Recap – 28.08.2026
Andy Burnham felt some heat this week as his council house revolution came under scrutiny, when his promised numbers dwindled to incorporate shared ownership. Sellers continued to list as buyers returned to sift through the well-stocked portal shelved. Those in the North discovered price increases while those in the south
UK Property News Recap – 21.08.2026
The heat remained on the UK property market this week, leaving asking prices to melt from prolonged exposure on the portal shelves. Buyers remain uneasy by the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East which is causing rates to swell and confidence to dwindle. However, cash rich investors are circling, seizing
UK Property News Recap – 14.08.2026
Confidence has become the UK property market's most valuable commodity—and right now it's in short supply. Buyers are stalling and rents are rising as house prices fall. They are even under strain in northern areas that have, for the past year, propped up the National Average house price. Flats are