What’s next for the UK housing market in 2026? Outlook on interest and mortgage rates, first‑time buyers, rental reform and regional trends from Lloyds Banking Group.
What’s next for the UK housing market in 2026? Outlook on interest and mortgage rates, first‑time buyers, rental reform and regional trends from Lloyds Banking Group.
Just under a fifth (17%) of people making home improvements are trying to make their home ‘greener’, although one in 20 don’t know where to start, despite being keen to become more sustainable, according to research of over 4,600 people by Halifax.
Increasing demand for homes in British cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with property prices in urban centres growing at a faster rate than their surrounding areas, according to new analysis from Halifax.
New findings from Halifax have shown that over a fifth of people making home improvements are doing so to improve energy efficiency, something that is becoming increasingly important as energy bills rise.
Halifax’s annual Pocket Money survey reveals that, as they adapt to cost of living pressures, nearly a third of parents (32%) have altered how much they’re putting into their children’s piggy banks each week, down to £4.99 this year from £6.48 in 2021 - confirming that kids are also feeling the effects of the increasing cost-of-living.
The number of home movers has dropped by just over a third (35%) in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period last year, according to Halifax.
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