5 Fact Friday – 15 August 2025

The five facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last 7 days. https://propertyindustryeye.com/over-a-million-prs-homes-in-england-currently-fail-decent-homes-standard/ 2. Tax hikes slam brakes on wage growth https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-10/reeves-tax-hike-tightens-grip-on-uk-jobs-market-rec-poll-finds 3. Average rents fall for the first time in 15 years.   Greater London continued to record the steepest declines, with rents falling by 3% year-on-year in July — its seventh consecutive… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 15 August 2025

5 Fact Friday – 1 August 2025

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… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 1 August 2025

5 Fact Friday – 25 July 2025

The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days. 5. High profile veteran estate agent warns of national housing market slowdown and price falls 6. Sasha Yanshin spell out the extent of the UK’s debt problem using government data. Be among the first to get the facts and extra content. Subscribe… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 25 July 2025

5 Fact Friday – 4th July 2025

The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days. No 5 Fact Friday video this week due to a family funeral. But there’s still plenty to get your teeth into here. A lot of news this week! 1. Zoopla House Price Index shows low end price falls in last 3 months,… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 4th July 2025

5 Fact Friday – 6 June 2025

The five facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last 7 days. Bank of England Mortgage Approvals drop back downhttps://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/fromshowcolumns.asp?Travel=NIxSUx&FromSeries=1&ToSeries=50&DAT=RNG&FD=1&FM=Jan&FY=2020&TD=2&TM=Jun&TY=2025&FNY=&CSVF=TT&html.x=187&html.y=29&C=10Z&Filter=N Half of landlords to raise rents in advance of Renters Rights Billhttps://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/rental-market/nearly-half-of-landlords-to-raise-rent-ahead-of-renters-rights-bill/ Labour’s Stamp Duty increase Causes biggest drop in transactions on record.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-04/labour-taxes-ice-london-s-housing-market Leasehold reform to be delayed further?Commons debate offers little progress… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 6 June 2025