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Build-to-Rent steps up as UK rents soften from peak but hold firm year-on-year ---
UK average asking rents peaked near £1,738/month in summer 2025 before moderating to around £1,630–1,670/month in early 2026 — yet they remain some 3–4%...
Read articleRecord homes for sale and falling agreed transactions put planning pipelines under the microscope
The UK sales market is carrying its highest volume of available homes in over eight years, yet agreed transactions have fallen 7–9% year-on-year, creating a...
Read articleEngland's rental reset: how the Renters' Rights Act is reshaping the lettings market eight weeks in
The Renters' Rights Act came into force on 1 May 2026, abolishing Section 21 no-fault evictions, replacing fixed-term tenancies with rolling periodic...
Read articleWhy developers are ditching for-sale housing and betting on build-to-rent as price growth flatlines
With the average estate agent starting 2026 carrying the most homes for sale since 2018, house price forecasts revised sharply downward and buyer demand...
Read articlePlanning gridlock and rising stock: the forces behind the steepest June asking price fall in 14 years
Rightmove's June 2026 data shows asking prices fell 0.6% — the sharpest June decline since 2012 — as elevated stock levels and a deepening planning...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act reshapes England's rental market — but supply pressures are far from over
The Renters' Rights Act 2025, which came into force on 1 May 2026, is the most significant overhaul of England's private rented sector in a generation,...
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Read articleHousebuilders pause new schemes as UK house price growth stalls and margins tighten
With UK house price growth running near flat in real terms and buyer demand remaining fragile, major housebuilders are slowing build-out rates,...
Read articlePlanning reform and the brownfield push: what Labour's agenda means for UK housing delivery
The Labour government's Planning & Infrastructure Bill represents the most significant overhaul of England's planning system in a generation, placing...
Read articleStable or sliding? What the 2026 house price data really tells us about where the UK sales market is heading
The UK housing market entered 2026 with cautious optimism, but a cocktail of geopolitical shock, rising mortgage costs and downward forecast revisions has...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act shake-up: how England's private rental market is adapting
England's private rental market is navigating its most significant regulatory overhaul in decades, as the Renters' Rights Act reshapes the relationship...
Read articleLevelling-up or locking out? The new north–south divide in UK planning decisions
Across England, a striking divergence is emerging in how planning applications are decided — not just in volume, but in outcomes. REalyse data reveals that...
Read articleDevelopers recalibrate pipelines amid mixed 2026 house price forecasts and stubborn borrowing costs
With 2026 house price forecasts ranging from 1.5% to 4% depending on which index you trust, UK residential developers are treading carefully — slowing land...
Read articleBiggest June asking price fall in 14 years tests sellers' resolve as listings surge and buyers hold back
Rightmove's June 2026 data shows average UK asking prices fell 0.6% — the steepest June drop in 14 years — as supply surges and buyer confidence stalls....
Read articleRenters' Rights Act: how England's biggest tenancy shake-up in a generation is reshaping the rental market
The Renters' Rights Act has come into force across England, abolishing Section 21 no-fault evictions, banning rental bidding wars and capping rent rises to...
Read articleAffordability squeeze pushes buyers towards smaller homes and secondary locations across the UK
Sustained mortgage cost pressures and a yawning gap between prime-city prices and regional values are reshaping where and what British households buy....
Read articleDevelopers pause and reprice as 2026 house price forecasts are cut
Savills and Knight Frank have both downgraded their 2026 UK house price forecasts — Savills swinging from a predicted 2% rise to a 2% fall in a matter of...
Read articleBiggest June asking-price fall in 14 years: turning point or summer blip for UK sellers?
Rightmove has recorded its sharpest June monthly asking-price decline since 2012 — a 0.6% drop that has reignited debate about whether UK house price...
Read articleRecord gap between flat and house prices is reshaping buyer behaviour and threatening the viability of apartment-led urban schemes
The price premium that houses command over flats has reached record levels across the UK, driven by a decade of diverging growth that accelerated sharply...
Read articleFlat but fragile: UK house prices stall as supply hits a multi-year high and forecasters trim their outlooks
The UK sales market is navigating a rare combination of rising supply, subdued price growth, and sharply downgraded forecasts from leading analysts — all...
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