{"id":168602,"date":"2025-12-31T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-house-prices-first-time-buyers-will-drive-2026-sales-amid-interest-rate-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:22:07","slug":"uk-house-prices-first-time-buyers-will-drive-2026-sales-amid-interest-rate-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-house-prices-first-time-buyers-will-drive-2026-sales-amid-interest-rate-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"UK house prices: first-time buyers \u2018will drive 2026 sales\u2019 amid interest rate cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRent rises likely to slow after rapid increases in recent years, lenders and estate agents forecastFirst-time buyers are expected to drive the UK housing market in 2026, with further interest rate cuts likely to improve stretched affordability.The for-sale market should accelerate moderately, with prices rising by 2% to 4%, while rent rises are likely to slow from the rapid increases of recent years, according to lenders and estate agents. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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