May Property Update: Download the Latest Residential Property Review
As the property market adjusts to changing tax rules, interest rates, and buyer sentiment, our May 2025 Residential Property Review offers timely insight to help you stay informed.
In this edition we cover:
- Stamp Duty changes boost March sales – Transactions surged 66% above the pre-pandemic average, but demand has since cooled.
- Cautious optimism on house prices – Despite some slowdown, UK property prices rose 6.4% year-on-year, with the North East leading regional growth.
- More positive rate outlook – Falling mortgage rates and looser stress testing could support further growth, with forecasts now upgraded to a 3.5% price rise this year.
- Buy-to-let shifts north – Investors are favouring the Midlands and North, chasing better yields and lower costs.
- Landlords go limited – 66% of landlord-owned properties are now held in limited companies, as professionalisation of the sector continues.
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