As we move into 2026, the UK real estate market stands at a pivotal crossroads. Economic uncertainty, political shifts, and changing lifestyles are converging to reshape how people live, work, rent, and invest. With a major Budget announced just weeks before year-end, the sector faces a rare mix of volatility and opportunity.
Here are the key dynamics set to define the year ahead....
The festive season isn't just about mince pies and mistletoe – it's also one of the hottest moments of the year for home movers. New data from Hillarys reveals Boxing Day is now one of the single busiest days for property portals, with record numbers of buyers heading to sites like Rightmove and Zoopla once the Christmas leftovers are cleared away.
The loc8me team has expanded into Exeter, marking their most southern managed region, now offering professionally managed student accommodation nationally.
With the new Exeter branch becoming loc8me's most southern managed region, and Newcastle remaining its most northern, the 367-mile distance between them highlights how the company's offering now spans the full length of the UK....
The latest analysis from international property consultancy, Astons , reveals that the UK has seen the sharpest annual decline in its millionaire population of any country, a trend driven by sweeping tax hikes targeting high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) - including increases to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, and major reforms to the non-dom regime. As a result, more of the UK's...
The latest research by eXp UK , the platform for personal estate agents and estate agency businesses, has shown that the average agent is listing 26 properties in the current market, but it's agents in Liverpool who are the busiest, listing an average of 46 properties per agent.
eXp UK analysed current market data on the number of estate agents found across 15 major cities in Britain...
Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that the frantic market conditions of the pandemic property market boom have started to fade, as the level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market, down from 11.2% six months ago.
Barrows and Forrester analysed for sale stock levels across the major...
The latest research by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau , suggest that an already weary UK property market could see transactions slide by as much 17% come spring of next year, with this downward trend likely to start in December as the market winds down for the Christmas period.
Previous research by House Buyer Bureau found that the level of transactions seen over...
The latest research by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , shows where England’s most promising homebuyer markets are, based on the property market balance between sales and rentals.
Across England, there are currently some 614,546 properties listed on the housing market, 82% of which are for sale with...
Stamp duty holiday delays pushing average selling time to 295 days
Research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed it’s now taking 43 days longer to sell a home due to the delays caused by the stamp duty holiday.
GetAgent.co.uk keeps a comprehensive record of property sales across the nation, using data from all of the major online portals to record...
