Overview
- Official figures show average UK house prices up 2.6% in the year to September 2025 to £272,000, slowing from 3.1% in August.
- Average private rents rose 5.0% in the year to October to £1,360, easing from 5.5% a month earlier.
- Price growth diverged regionally, with England at £293,000 (+2%), Wales at £209,000 (+2.7%) and Scotland at £194,000 (+5.3%) over the year to September.
- In England, rental inflation was fastest in the North East at 8.9% and slowest in Yorkshire and The Humber at 3.8% in the year to October.
- Market commentators highlight structural undersupply and easing inflation, with expectations that a potential December rate cut and the forthcoming Budget could influence activity into early 2026.