"The average price of newly listed homes for sale rises by 0.8% (+£2,929) in April to £373,971, a slightly more muted increase than the long-term average of 1.2% for April. While spring usually brings stronger price growth, higher mortgage rates due to global uncertainty are limiting buyers’ spending power and keeping new seller pricing cautious. With the number of homes for sale at an eleven-year high and buyers having more choice than in any April over the past decade, competition between sellers remains intense"

"The March 2026 RICS UK Residential Market Survey results show the macro-related fallout linked to the conflict in the Middle East is taking its toll on both current activity and forward-looking sentiment. With intensifying inflationary pressures pushing borrowing costs higher, buyer demand has weakened, while near-term expectations have turned significantly more cautious over the month."

"For house prices, the aggregate net balance of -23% is down from readings of -14% and -10% in the previous two iterations of the survey. This points to some renewed downward pressure on prices coming through, albeit still relatively moderate for the time being. At a regional level, London, East Anglia, as well as the South East and South West of England all exhibit more negative net balance readings for the house price gauge compared to the headline average. Conversely, respondents in Northern Ireland and Scotland continue to report rising prices."

"Meanwhile, sales agreed are holding up more consistently, with declines generally more modest and some regions - such as Yorkshire and the Humber and London - seeing broadly stable or slightly higher levels of activity compared to last year.

Tim Bannister, Property Expert at Rightmove: 4% rise

“More people choosing to make their move in 2025, teamed with lower mortgage rates, could push house prices up by 4% over the course of 2025… The big picture of market activity remains positive… which sets us up for what we predict will be a stronger 2025 in both prices and number of homes sold.”

Amanda Bryden, Head of Halifax Mortgages: 0% to +3% rise

“We expect modest house price growth in 2025, likely a little lower than this year at up to +3%… While further cuts to Bank Rate are still on the cards, the pace looks likely to be more gradual than previously anticipated… buyer demand should continue to hold up well.”

Richard Donnell, Executive Director at Zoopla: 2.5% rise

“The housing market has been resilient… Higher income growth and lower mortgage rates have helped reset housing affordability… We expect this to continue over 2025.”

Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research at Savills: 1% rise

“Interest rates have fallen as expected, giving buyers a bit more financial capacity than they had a year ago… Greater geopolitical uncertainty… has made predicting the precise path of further cuts more challenging.”

Nick Barnes, Head of Research at Chestertons: 3.4% rise

“Chestertons forecasts that property prices will rise by 3.4% across the UK and 3% in London in 2025, supported by lower mortgage costs, modest but consistent growth for the UK economy and inflation staying around the Bank of England’s 2% target.”