UK house prices: first-time buyers ‘will drive 2026 sales’ amid interest rate cuts
Rent rises likely to slow after rapid increases in recent years, lenders and estate agents forecast First-time buyers are expected to drive the UK housing market in 2026, with further interest rate cuts likely to improve stretched affordability. The for-sale market should accelerate moderately, with prices rising by 2% to 4%, while rent rises are likely to slow from the rapid increases of recent years, according to lenders and estate agents. Continue reading...
Rent rises likely to slow after rapid increases in recent years, lenders and estate agents forecast
First-time buyers are expected to drive the UK housing market in 2026, with further interest rate cuts likely to improve stretched affordability.
The for-sale market should accelerate moderately, with prices rising by 2% to 4%, while rent rises are likely to slow from the rapid increases of recent years, according to lenders and estate agents.
Continue reading...