Post-Budget bounce triggers unseasonal December market activity
Has the so-called ‘Boxing Day Bounce’ come early this year?
Author: Marc da Silva
Post-Budget survey shows UK buyers and renters largely undeterred
The latest property sentiment report shows the impact on consumer plans has been relatively modest
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Knight Frank names new senior partner and group chair; Michael Day joins Homing In; TPFG provides directorate update
Rental demand hits six-year low as rising supply puts downward pressure on rents
Demand for rented homes has fallen by a fifth over the last year
Sharp rise in mortgage lending in Q3
Bank of England data reveals biggest quarterly increase in mortgage loans since 2020
Rightmove and Octopus Energy join forces to make it easier find greener homes
Energy-efficient living is heating up
Student housing reforms threaten access to higher education – claim
Reforms risk making student housing scarcer – and higher education less accessible
And the winners are… housebuilders honoured at the 2025 WhatHouse? Awards
Now in their 45th year, the awards were once again a celebration of the very best new homes in Britain
UK’s top property hotspots of 2025 revealed
Rightmove reveals some of the trends which defined the 2025 property market, including the most searched for locations
How far will interest rates fall?
Money markets place the odds of a December rate cut at over 90%, with lenders already slashing mortgage rates ahead of the Bank’s decision