The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days.
- Housebuilders buy their way out of admitting breaking the law with £100m
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d0740px42o - The CMA is asking for opinions on it’s decision. Let them have both barrels. Respond to CMA consultation – stop them letting house builders off the hook
https://connect.cma.gov.uk/consultation-on-proposed-commitments-in-the-investigation-into-suspected-anti-competitive-conduct-by-housebuilders - RICS June Survey – A struggling stagnant market, tipping into buyers favour even in the stronger markets like Manchester and Bristol. Read local agents commentaries on page 11 for regional insight.
https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey/WEB-June-2025-RICS-UK-Residential-Market-Survey-tp.pdf - UK Government Debts “swamping” UK economy. Doom looms. The economy never recovers from this, nor do wages, until the government changes tack.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/08/uk-public-finances-obr-national-debt-gdp - Independent reports more than a third of homeowners regret their purchase. Surprised it’s not more.
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