December 2025 | Property Market Review
After a period of relative quiet before the Autumn Budget, December saw a clear resumption of market activity. A survey of prospective homebuyers, found that while 73% had put their plans on hold before the Chancellor’s announcement, 98% said they were now ready to resume the hunt.
The final month of the year also saw a growing sense of stability. Nationwide, for example, noted that recent activity and price movements indicated ‘resilience’ within the sector. Looking ahead, it said, “the changes to property taxes announced in the Budget are unlikely to have a significant impact on the housing market.” It added that improvements in real-terms earnings and the prospect of lower borrowing costs should bode well for improving buyer demand.
Broadly, this all tallies with the results seen on the ground. Subject to the usual caveats about regional variations, average capital growth rates have stayed positive, rental growth has picked up slightly, and yields remain very healthy, greatly exceeding inflation.
Darren Bennett
Managing Director
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