Andrew Smith, founder of Phoenix Funding, explores why first-time property developers face such high failure rates and identifies the most common financial, planning, and structural...

eXp UK saw new instruction volumes jump 54.2% in early January 2026 versus the same period two years earlier.

Over half of property developers said the financial risks of scaling were greater than they expected.

First-time buyers accounted for 39% of sales in 2025, with numbers on track to be 20% higher than the previous year.

Three local authorities achieved double-digit annual growth despite the average UK house price rising by just 1.7%.

The McCallister house in Home Alone remains the most valuable Christmas property at £4.4m, while Bridget Jones' Borough Market flat leads annual appreciation at 15.6%.

The latest analysis from specialist lender, Octane Capital, reveals a steady decline in swap rates following key economic events.

The gap between UK asking prices and sold prices hit its smallest level since Benham and Reeves began tracking the metric in 2017, sitting at 26.7% in Q3 2025.

Overseas company-owned properties in England and Wales rose by 92% over a decade, reaching 91,791 in 2025.

Andy Sutton, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Sero, shares his outlook on the key developments that will shape social housing retrofit in 2026.