One in five potential movers delayed plans awaiting the Budget outcome, creating pent-up demand expected to release from Boxing Day onwards.

Northern Ireland leads all UK regions with 7.1% annual house price growth, reaching an average of £193,000 in Q3 2025.

The North East recorded England's highest rental inflation at 8.4%, three times London's 2.8% rate.

Northern Ireland led all UK regions with annual property price inflation of 8.9%, while Greater London saw the largest decline at 1.0%.

Five regions are seeing noticeable month-on-month rent spikes driven by seasonal demand.

Falkirk in Scotland sells homes in just 13 days on average, making it the UK's fastest-moving property market for the second consecutive year.

Landlords who fail to comply with selective licensing face civil penalties of up to £30,000.

Boxing Day typically generates some of the year’s highest spikes in online property search activity.

Despite reports of transactions moving forward to beat the Budget deadline, the market remained on pause.

Renting now costs an average of £259 more per month than a typical first-time buyer mortgage payment,