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Slight easing in affordability pressures helped to underpin buyer demand in 2025, Nationwide says.

Rightmove is expecting a bigger 'Boxing Day bounce', with prices to rise 2% next year.

The trade body predicts a 10% rise in external remortgaging and 2% rise in product transfers.

OPDA says the review gives brokers a "unique opportunity to deliver transformational change".

Transaction volumes are forecast to rise in 2027, before dipping back in 2028 as political uncertainty ahead of the 2029 election leads to a pause.

Regional data continues to show a clear North/South divide.

Prices were still up 0.3% month-on-month, despite Budget uncertainty.

Industry experts say the figures illustrate the market's resilience in the face of wider economic and political concerns.

House prices in London and the South recorded their first fall in 18 months, driven by Budget uncertainty.

The proposals introduce a levy on properties worth at least £2 million.