5 Fact Friday – 13 March 2026

The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days.

  1. 20% of million pound homes selling at a loss
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/buying-selling/one-in-five-million-pound-homes-selling-at-a-loss/
  2. 500 mortgage deals pulled in war turmoil https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24dm9vgrz7o
  3. Rental market weakest since pre pandemic era with demand down -14% https://www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/property-news/rental-market-report/
  4. RICS Feb report shows big drop in buyer demand https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey/UK-Residential-Market-Survey_February-2026.pdf
  5. Retail employment hits record low https://www.perplexity.ai/page/uk-retail-hits-record-low-empl-hDjKlj4pTk694IDEqESLPw
  6. Private Credit is the new Sub Prime. We’re in pre-crash territory, when most say it’s fine but many warn it’s anything but. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/deutsche-bank-dumps-after-flagging-30-billion-exposure-private-credit

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