Related topic: Housing market

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) is calling on intermediaries to help shape the future of the market.

Homebuyers paid £15.4bn in stamp duty last year.

A third of UK homes registered falls in value over 2025, largely across Southern England.

The North East was the English region with the highest house price inflation.

The first-time buyer share of house purchase activity was above the long run average, supported by easier credit availability.

Prices saw the largest ever increase in the month of January, and the largest of any month since June 2015.

Both near-term and twelve-month sales expectations turn significantly more positive.

Trudy Woolf, director of lender services at e.surv, says collaboration across sectors can turn the tide on housing supply for the benefit of buyers, builders and communities alike.

Residential remortgaging remains the standout area of activity.

Anna Lewis, commercial director at Castle Trust Bank, explores why we should look ahead to 2026 with quiet optimism.