Average UK private rents rose 3.3% to £1,388 in the year to June 2026, even as house price growth slowed sharply.

Newly-listed homes see asking prices fall 1% this month as sellers compete harder to attract summer buyers distracted by the World Cup, hot weather and political change.

e.surv's latest data shows mortgage affordability has deteriorated sharply since 2019, with borrowing costs rising three times faster than house prices.

House price growth accelerated slightly in June as Lloyds recorded the first monthly increase in four months.

UK house price growth accelerated to 2.2% in June, according to Nationwide's latest house price index, with Northern Ireland once again outperforming the rest of the country.

New research from Rathbones warns property investors that second-home hotspots are underperforming equities, with house prices falling in 20 of 25 areas.

Average asking prices have fallen by 0.6% this June, the largest drop for the month in 14 years, as sellers compete for summer buyers.

Yorkshire and the Humber has overtaken Scotland as the strongest-performing region for house price growth, while London remains the only market in annual decline, down 4%, according to...

Halifax data shows UK house prices broadly flat in May, with regional house price growth concentrated in the North while southern markets continue to fall.

Nationwide's latest index shows UK house price growth cooling sharply in May, with monthly prices recording their first fall of the year.