Related topic: House prices

In 19% of Great Britain, house prices have gone up by more than 20% after adjusting for inflation. But in over a quarter of the country, prices are actually lower in real terms.

UK house prices are rising at their fastest pace since January.

Ecology is calling on the government to boost the profile of the affordable housing scheme.

Significantly improved affordability in the second half of the five-year forecast period opens up greater capacity for price growth.

Prices increased by 0.3% month-on-month.

The usual pre-Christmas slowdown has begun early, with buyer demand down 8% and sales agreed down 3%.

UK house prices rose by 3.0% in the year to August, with the average home now costing £273,000, according to provisional data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The...

Year-to-date, new buyer demand is up 2%, while new sellers and sales agreed are up 5% compared with 2024.

Sellers in England and Wales gained an average of £72,000, a 38% rise in property value.

Sentiment suggests this muted picture is likely to persist into early 2026.