Uk house price forecast 2025 investment banks foresee the "UK house

Investment banks foresee the "UK house price forecast 2025" improving alongside a recovering rental market. Fixed-income strategists note possible compression in yield spreads for property bonds as housing valuations edge higher. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 60.06 points or 0.65% at 9,410.49 nearly an hour past noon. Transaction figures were also up in February. The number of sales was 28% higher than in February 2024, and 13% higher than in January 2025. This likely reflects buyers’ desire to complete their purchase in the run-up to changes to the stamp duty regime that would have seen them paying more tax from 1 April. This inflates bullish sentiment across residential property equities, attracting momentum traders to the sector.