5 Fact Friday – 16 January 2026

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

  1. Daily Mail reports “Full blown London house price crash”
    https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-15456103/Proof-London-prices-crashing-reveal-types-homes-fallen-50.html
  2. 15% of London sellers now selling at a loss, agents report after the fact when it’s too late for many. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-15449095/London-homeowners-likely-sell-loss-UK.html
  3. BBC platforms lending expert’s useless predictions of “booming” mortgage market https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv7vl06e1o
  4. London new housebuilding collapses 72% to lowest since WW2 in one year under Labour and Khan https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-housing-new-homes-sadiq-khan-rent-mortgages-b1266079.html
  5. House price falls are expected in all areas of England in the next 3 months, except for northwest, say RICS surveyors. https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey-december-2025.pdf

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