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Property values in England and Wales rose by 0.1% in January 2025, marking the end of a four-month slump, according to the latest e.surv and Acadata house price index.
Only 11.5% of first-time buyers can afford to purchase without family help, warns Skipton Group, as looming stamp duty changes and rising house prices fuel a deepening affordability crisis.
Property transactions have risen sharply as buyers race to complete before a forthcoming increase in stamp duty.
The UK’s self-employed workforce, sitting on £82bn of disposable income, is struggling to secure mortgages. Four in five entrepreneurs report rejection, highlighting the need for lenders to rethink rigid mortgage criteria.
Build-to-rent developments are expected to play a central role in Angela Rayner’s new towns initiative, as institutional landlords step in to help deliver Labour’s ambitious housing targets.
Scotland will lift temporary rent controls on 31 March, a move expected to boost investment in the private rental sector and encourage new housing development.
Park home availability has fallen 21% in England, but 2025 could bring fresh stock as demand from downsizers fuels new developments.
A Lords report condemns the government’s “grey belt” housing strategy as “rushed” and lacking in coherence, warning it may fail to deliver new homes or address infrastructure concerns.
New figures from Shawbrook indicate that 2024 was the year of diversification among professional landlords, who increasingly turned to semi-commercial and commercial investments to boost returns.
Property agency Dawsons is reviving the physical ‘in-room’ auction experience on 5 March in Swansea – its first since 2020, when live sales were halted by the pandemic.
