2025: what to expect in the year ahead from the housing market

From house prices to rental regulations: our housing market outlook for 2025.

What the Autumn Budget could mean for the housing market

The Autumn Budget comes nearly four months after the party swept to power in the 2024 General Election. Matt Henderson, residential research, believes it will provide much-needed certainty: “The Autumn Budget will allow people to make some informed decisions after months of speculation about what the government has in store.”

Country house market update

With autumn firmly underway and many of us wondering what the final months of 2024 will bring, we sit down with Oliver Custance Baker, Head of our National Country House Department to discuss renewed momentum in the country house market and why, after a slower market in recent years, now is the time to put your home up for sale.

Proposed National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Revisions

The UK government’s proposed updates to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) aim to address key issues such as housing supply, sustainability, and the impact of local plans on development.

Housing Futures

We are now in the eleventh year of our Housing Futures survey, an annual look at emerging housing trends and the changing priorities of home movers.

The Renters’ Rights Bill: what you need to know

The Renters’ Rights Bill seeks to strike a balance between protecting tenants' rights and maintaining landlords’ ability to manage their properties effectively. Here we run through the nine proposed changes.

There was a big bounce in London over the Summer. What does this mean for the Autumn market?

James Gow, Head of London Sales, shares his outlook for the residential property market in Prime Central London in the next few months

STRUTT & PARKER APPOINTED SALES AGENT ON RIVER PARK TOWER: THE TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN ZONE ONE LONDON

River Park Tower, the tallest residential building in Zone One, London has launched sales at One Nine Elms with agents Strutt & Parker and CBRE.

The Bank of England’s decision to cut the base rate is a boost for the UK housing market

On Thursday 1st August, the Bank of England cut the base rate for the first time since March 2020.

What a Labour Government could mean for the housing market

After a six-week campaign, Labour has won the 2024 General Election.

Has the pressure on rentals let up?

The rental market has been red-hot in the last couple of years. But tenants can breathe a sigh of relief that the temperature appears to be somewhat cooling, with demand and supply levels beginning to balance out.

Spring market shows plenty of green shoots

Spring appears to have sprung in the housing market in recent weeks. Our figures show that buyer appetite, sales instructions and exchanges, as well as other measures of housing market activity, have all picked up. This sets the scene for a busy spring season.