The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days.
1. Agency guff on house prices scaremongering buyers into overpaying.
https://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-housing-market-news/affordability-ever-more-overstretched-for-homebuyers-says-agency/
2. Official data shows corporate agents least likely to sell your home, owner managed independents most likely.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/christopherwatkin_i-analysed-the-top-50-estate-agents-by-total-activity-7355976706324602881-vfpr
3. Zoopla slashes 2025 House Price growth forecast in half, joining Savills and Rightmove in cutting forecasts.
https://assets.ctfassets.net/02vwvgr6spsr/I0rANSJdgYmKfIIdqKMMz/db5db5a09bb9de6dab31e7bcb0cd3cf1/UK_House_Price_Index_Jul25_-_ZP.pdf
4. Leaseholds finally ending? Housing Minister commits to ‘ending feudal leaseholds’ and converting to common hold ‘in this parliament’. His uncomfortable body language and facial expression tells a different story.
5. New build housing starts for Q2 slightly up, but less than half government target, spelling disaster for Labour.
https://www.nhbc.co.uk/insights-and-media/news/a-rise-in-new-home-registrations-in-q2-reports-nhbc
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