The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days.
5FF 5 June 2026
- April transaction volumes drop 16% on the month – HMRC (Still no price data shared!)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-property-transactions-completed-in-the-uk-with-value-40000-or-above/uk-monthly-property-transactions-commentary–2 - Halifax reports second month of house price falls – not that it’s reliable, but given how overoptimistic they usually are, it’s telling
https://www.halifax.co.uk/assets/pdf/april-2026-halifax-house-price-index.pdf - Savills revises 2026 house price growth forecast down by -6% total
https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2061391735893164412?s=46 - Reeves’ policies have caused a youth unemployment disaster. Never mind home ownership chances, millions of these poor youngsters won’t even have jobs.
ACAS survey shows 47% of large employers expect to make redundancies this year.
https://www.acas.org.uk/new-study-reveals-a-third-of-employers-are-likely-to-make-redundancies-by-january-2027 - UK construction rate declines at fastest rate since pandemic
https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2062571880125501652?s=46
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