Rental demand in the UK’s major cities continues to support house price growth, with urban areas outperforming both coastal and countryside markets over the past year. 

Reading saw an extraordinary 1883% rise in new build completions over five years, making it the UK's fastest-growing housing market among top cities.

New research shows that Newcastle and Edinburgh offer the most affordable commuter belts in Britain, with surrounding local authorities providing cheaper options than the cities...

First-time buyer sales fell from 34% in Q1 to 32.3% in Q3 2025, a 1.7 percentage point decline.

Coastal house prices grew by just 1.0% on average over the past year.

Both cities and coasts have seen average price rises of 41% since 2015.

Buy-to-let lending in Manchester jumped 92% from 2023 to 2024.

Homebuyers in Blackpool save £109,713 compared to Manchester prices. 

Almost one in five new homes secured a buyer in Q1

Philip Allin, Director, Boyer (London) explores how affordable and social housing in and around cities will be affected following the abolition of the urban uplift.