The six facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days.
6 Fact Saturday – 11th April 2026
The Times warns of Negative Equity risk – better late than never. https://www.thetimes.com/money/mortgages/article/negative-equity-warning-amid-rise-in-buyers-taking-out-100-percent-mortgages-xpzdpt3vt
Youth Unemployment in London Spikes to 2008 crisis levels after starting at lowest levels in 25 years when Labour came to power
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/london-s-youth-unemployment-crisis-looms-over-local-elections
Zoopla reports a 13% collapse in buyer demand in March
https://assets.ctfassets.net/02vwvgr6spsr/7ccobRXiAxp910qZ15iAst/5cc84d1b4c404af213ddf8c2e66887d1/Zoopla-House-Price-Index-March-2026.pdf
Unwise: lending rules relaxed again. This worsens affordability.
https://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-housing-market-news/mortgage-criteria-eased-to-boost-loans-market/
Another nail in the coffin of profitable house building
https://ground.news/article/uk-pmi-signals-economic-growth-slowdown-and-sharp-inflation-surge-actionforex
RICS March survey confirms unsurprising pull back in demand and prices for the whole country, making things even worse for sellers.
https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey/UK-Residential-Market-Survey-March-2026.pdf