5 Fact Friday – 25 July 2025

The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days.

1. Half of independent stores consider closing in face of yet more tax rises as Labour destruction of UK economy continues https://ground.news/article/frasers-group-reports-fy25-margin-up-global-growth-plan?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=article-share
2. Rightmove July report shows biggest monthly asking price drop on record https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/content/uploads/2025/07/Rightmove-HPI-21st-July-Final-1-1.pdf
3. “Central London Property Prices Have Crashed” reports Mail. They got there in the end https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14702487/Central-London-property-prices-crashed-wants-talk-warns-buying-agent.html
4. Renters Rights Bill passes third reading. It’s in the final stages of becoming law. Rental market train wreck ahead.

5. High profile veteran estate agent warns of national housing market slowdown and price falls

An article from a well respected veteran estate agency owner @SimonLBradbury aimed at other agents, with a sobering message about the market.

He's one of the few agents who knows his stuff and has always looked after clients very well. https://t.co/vvRXcTKZQS

— Moving Home with Charlie (@moving_charlie) July 23, 2025

6. Sasha Yanshin spell out the extent of the UK’s debt problem using government data.

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