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The housing market is in the early stages of recovery but a variety of new policies make sustaining it in 2025 uncertain, warns Savills. The agency says the recovery in residential markets began in 2024, but that sustaining it depends heavily on continued cuts in interest rates to bring more buyers (particularly second and third-time home buyers) back to the market.

Fortunately for property investment, the government’s political ambition – and self-imposed, non-negotiable target – of delivering 1.5 homes this Parliament, requires that investment in residential property is encouraged.

4 天之前 · Source: Zoopla House Price Index. The Budget confirmed that temporary reliefs from stamp duty will end in April 2025 in England and Northern Ireland and Zoopla says that as a result, first-time buyer demand jumped by over a third in November and December 2024 in the price bands where stamp duty for first-time buyers will increase the most from April 2025, between £300,000 and £625,000.

2025年1月21日 · Source: Zoopla. The areas with the lowest rankings for 2025 are found in inner London and across Southern England. This is primarily a function of higher property prices, as these markets continue to adjust to the impact of higher mortgage rates through longer sales times and greater asking price reductions.

Co-living; Co-living is emerging as one of the most promising real estate opportunities for 2025, driven by shifting demographics and changing lifestyle preferences.

6 天之前 · The government says untapped land near commuter transport hubs will be unlocked to build new housing in the latest reforms aimed at creating 1.5m new homes by mid-2029. Ahead of a key speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves tomorrow, the government says that it will ensure that when developers submit an ...

While UK's housing market continues to attract UK expat and foreign national investors, the recent political changes in the UK have raised questions about their potential impact on the housing market. This article explores the reasons behind the market's resilience,

Manchester is the highest-ranking English city for residential investment, according to commercial real estate firm Colliers. In the latest edition of its UK’s Top UK Residential Investment Cities report Manchester scored third overall in the ranking, behind Scottish cities Edinburgh (first) and Glasgow (second), which remained steadfast in their position since the previous iteration of the ...

UK house prices rose 1.2% in November alone, taking the annual growth rate to 3.7% from 2.4% a month ago. This is the fastest growth rate since November 2022 and takes average house prices to just 1% below their all-time high.