House prices and sales volumes are expected to grow in 2025 despite the fallout from Labour’s Budget, says Zoopla. The portal says the housing market returned to growth in 2024, with UK house prices recording average growth of 1.5% in the 12 months to October 2024.

TwentyEA examined the price reductions regionally and by price band and found there were two specific trends which suggested the reductions were not caused by agents overvaluing but instead were more likely driven by sellers with unrealistic price ambitions.

Source: Direct Line business insurance. Jonny McHugh, Head of Landlord at Direct Line business insurance, comments: “The property market is constantly evolving and as demand for residential property continues to soar, it has increased the attractiveness of converting commercial units for …

“We’ve seen buyers returning, more offers being made and accepted and house prices rising consistently throughout the year. “In fact, property values have climbed notably across many areas of the market and the top 10 highest rates of growth include areas from the length and breadth of the UK.

House prices in Stoke-on-Trent surged 17.2% during the year to September 2024, making it the best performing area for the UK market, according to the Halifax. Slough experienced a rise of 14.9% in house prices, and, in Oldham, the cost of a home increased by 14.6%. Research from Halifax earlier this ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on the 13 th of January that they are planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-EU residents.. The detail is vague on what this really means, and these policies still need to go through various stages of legislation within the Spanish parliament in order to meet approval, which will …

Sellers, many of whom are likely making onward purchases, appear willing to accept larger discounts. This is according to estate agency Hamptons, looking at company data relating to Q4 2024. The median discount more than doubled from £2,000 in Q3 to £5,000 in Q4 2024, surpassing the maximum £ ...

Development strategy and finance division partner Abigail Heyworth says: “The lifting of the size cap on office-to-residential conversions has opened up new opportunities for developers.

Zoopla expects UK house prices to increase by 2.5 per cent over 2025 with an ongoing north-south divide resulting in lower house price growth in southern England and higher growth in other regions. This is due to the relative affordability of housing across the country and how much house prices have ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Before Donald Trump was even inaugurated for his second term as US President, he was having an impact on the UK housing market. Borrowing costs have been rising steadily since the Budget, but spiked higher in the first weeks of 2025 as investors bet the Federal Reserve may have to keep rates higher ...