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A Fourth Hold, and a Third Year of Earnings Outpacing Rents

The Monetary Policy Committee held the base rate at 3.75% on 17 September, voting 6 to 3, with August CPI at 3.1%. Three days earlier Zoopla reported rents up 2.6% and availability down 3%. Here is how we are reading the two together.

17 September 20262 min

Market Report

Growth Eased to 1.8% in July, and the Average Price Moved £58

Nationwide reported annual house price growth of 1.8% in July, down from 2.2% in June, with the average price at £277,542. In cash terms the average property gained £58 over four weeks. Here is why a flat market is workable and what it removes from a vendor.

13 August 20262 min

Market Report

The Bank Holds at 3.75% Again, and a Third Member Joins the Hawks

On 30 July the Monetary Policy Committee held the base rate at 3.75%, voting 6 to 3, with three members preferring a rise to 4% and nobody voting for a cut. Here is what a committee drifting hawkish means for buy-to-let financing.

30 July 20262 min

Market Report

Rental Supply Fell in May for the First Time Since 2023

The number of homes available to rent started falling in May, ending a three-year supply recovery, and rents are 2.6% higher over the year at around £1,340 a month. Here is why availability turned and how we are treating the extra growth.

16 July 20262 min

Market Report

Growth Picked Up to 2.2% in June, and the Regional Gap Widened

Nationwide put annual house price growth at 2.2% in June, up from 1.7% in May, with the average UK price at £277,484. Northern Ireland ran at 8.6% in the second quarter while the Outer South East managed 0.1%. Here is how we read a national average hiding that much.

2 July 20262 min

Market Report

The Bank Holds at 3.75% in June, and a Summer Mortgage Price War Begins

The Monetary Policy Committee held the base rate at 3.75% on 18 June, with two members now voting to raise. Yet the big lenders are cutting fixed rates into the summer. The two stories are not contradictory. Here is what investors should take from it.

18 June 20262 min

Market Report

House Prices Cooled This Spring: Reading the Latest Index Data

The major house price indices softened through late spring, with monthly falls at Halifax and Nationwide and the biggest June asking-price drop Rightmove has recorded in fourteen years. Modest annual growth remains. Here is how we read a cooling market.

9 June 20262 min

Market Report

Where UK Property Prices Are Heading to 2030, and Why We Buy in the North

Savills sees roughly 25% cumulative growth by 2030, but the national figure hides everything that matters. Northern cities are forecast to roughly double London's growth. Here is the regional case, in numbers.

5 June 20262 min

Market Report

The Bank Holds Again: What a Second Straight Hold Means for Buy-to-Let

The Monetary Policy Committee held the base rate at 3.75% in May, the second consecutive hold and the third meeting in a row without a cut. Lenders are still trimming fixed rates regardless. Here is what it means for buy-to-let financing.

12 May 20262 min

Market Report

UK Rental Market Outlook 2026: Where the Yield Hotspots Are

Savills 2026 forecast points to a clear three-city lead on rental growth, with regional markets continuing to dramatically outperform London. Here is where we see the highest-conviction positions.

18 April 20262 min

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