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UK house prices edge up as downturn eases, but regional markets diverge sharply
UK house prices posted their first monthly rise since early 2026, according to the latest Lloyds and Nationwide indices, even as RICS surveyors continue to...
Read articleBuild-to-rent expansion accelerates as tenant demand outpaces a fragile UK sales market
Institutional investment in build-to-rent is picking up pace as landlord exits shrink the private rental supply and tenant demand stays elevated. This...
Read articleLabour's planning reforms and green belt housing: where the next building boom could land
Labour's planning reform agenda, including the "grey belt" reclassification of low-quality green belt land, is designed to unlock housing delivery in...
Read articlePlanning bottlenecks are strangling the UK's new housing pipeline — and the medium-term supply crisis is already baked in
Despite a government target to deliver 1.5 million homes by 2029, planning delays, a viability squeeze and fragile sales demand are pushing developers to...
Read articleUK house price downturn eases as buyer confidence tentatively returns in mid-2026
After a turbulent 18 months shaped by mortgage rate shocks, stamp duty distortions and geopolitical uncertainty, the UK housing market is showing its first...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act is reshaping UK rental market dynamics — and rents are still heading higher
The Renters' Rights Act came into force on 1 May 2026, delivering the most significant overhaul of England's private rented sector in nearly four decades....
Read articlePlanning delays and viability pressures are stalling the homes England desperately needs
England's housing pipeline is clogged: tens of thousands of consented homes are sitting unbuilt as planning friction, soaring build costs and viability...
Read articleRents set to rise further as tenant demand outpaces shrinking landlord supply
A persistent mismatch between surging tenant demand and a contracting private rental supply is keeping upward pressure on UK rents in 2026, with landlord...
Read articleUK house prices hold steady, but getting the price right has never mattered more
UK house prices are broadly flat in mid-2026, masking sharp regional divergence between a resurgent Northern Ireland and Scotland and a softening London and...
Read articlePlanning delays and viability pressures are strangling UK housing delivery
The UK's new housing pipeline is under severe strain, with granted planning applications falling sharply, decision times stretching to nearly 200 days at...
Read articleHouse prices stabilise nationally but the north-south divide is widening sharply in 2026
UK house prices are broadly flat at a national level, but that headline figure conceals a deepening regional fracture: northern markets are holding firm...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act reshapes the UK rental market: where rents are rising fastest and which regions face the biggest squeeze
The Renters' Rights Act has fundamentally altered the legal framework for England's private rented sector, abolishing no-fault evictions and ending...
Read articlePlanning bottlenecks and viability pressure keep London's new-build pipeline under strain
London's private new-build sector remains significantly undersupplied, with residential planning approvals falling by more than 40% since 2020 and...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act reshapes England's rental market: what landlords, investors and agents need to know in 2026
The Renters' Rights Act — England's most significant overhaul of private renting in decades — is now actively reshaping how landlords operate, how investors...
Read articleUK house sales stay weak despite firmer prices: what the volume-price gap means for the market
Official data continues to show positive annual house price growth across the UK, yet transaction volumes remain subdued — well below the levels seen during...
Read articleLiving sector and build-to-rent cement their place as investors' favoured asset class in 2026
UK build-to-rent investment has broken records in 2026, with Q2 alone delivering £2.2 billion — the strongest second quarter ever recorded. Structural...
Read articleUK house sales volumes lag in 2025 despite easing mortgage rates and record supply
Agreed sales across the UK are running around 6–7% below expectations in 2025, even as mortgage rates ease, asking prices hold broadly flat, and active...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act reshapes England's private rental sector — but rents keep climbing
England's private rental sector entered a new era on 1 May 2026 as the Renters' Rights Act abolished Section 21 no-fault evictions, ended fixed-term...
Read articleUK sales market enters 'steady, not surging' phase as modest price growth and easing mortgage rates create a finely balanced buyers' market in 2026 ---
The UK housing market in mid-2026 is defined by resilience rather than momentum: prices are broadly flat month-on-month, annual growth sits in low single...
Read articleBuild-to-rent landlords seize the moment as Renters' Rights Act reshapes the UK rental market
The Renters' Rights Act has accelerated a structural shift in the UK private rented sector, pushing small landlords out while creating conditions that...
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