North West England and the West Midlands had the largest mismatch between the supply and demand of housing in 2023. If the number of dwellings added to the housing stock continues being lower than the number of new households formed there would be a housing shortage. However, London showed some signs of having a housing shortage, as it had the largest difference between the homes built and the households formed between 2016 and 2023.

In the four weeks leading up to June 16, 2025, the housing market in the UK saw the stock of homes for sale increase by ** percent compared to the same period in 2024. New inventory, demand, and the number of agreed sales also increased, albeit at a lower rate.

Building affordable and council homes is a priority for the Mayor in tackling London's housing crisis and a key component of the London Housing Strategy. The GLA Housing team monitor a range of housing statistics produced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and this spreadsheet contains a section from the Affordable Housing Open Data. This data has been used to measure the number of affordable and council homes built in London since 2016/17 and includes all affordable homes built, including those which did not receive funding from the GLA. This dataset does not incorporate DLUHC data for 2021/22 or GLA data for 2022/23.

Housing Index in the United Kingdom increased to 517.10 points in October from 514.20 points in September of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom House Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Research in modelling housing market dynamics using agent-based models (ABMs) has grown due to the rise of accessible individual-level data. This research involves forecasting house prices, analysing urban regeneration, and the impact of economic shocks. There is a trend towards using machine learning (ML) algorithms to enhance ABM decision-making frameworks. This study investigates exogenous shocks to the UK housing market and integrates reinforcement learning (RL) to adapt housing market dynamics in an ABM. Results show agents can learn real-time trends and make decisions to manage shocks, achieving goals like adjusting the median house price without pre-determined rules. This model is transferable to other housing markets with similar complexities. The RL agent adjusts mortgage interest rates based on market conditions. Importantly, our model shows how a central bank agent learned conservative behaviours in sensitive scenarios, aligning with a 2009 study, demonstrating emergent behavioural patterns.

England accounts for the majority of sales in the residential real estate market in the United Kingdom. In May 2025, the total number of housing transactions in the country amounted to ******, with ****** of these property sales being completed in England. Historically, sales activity has observed notable fluctuations because of the seasonal nature of the market, but also other trends in the market, such as the slump in April 2020 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A declining number of home sales The annual number of home sales in the UK has declined since 2021, with 2023 exhibiting the lowest transaction volume since 2012. The main reason for that trend is the increase in the cost of housing. House prices grew year-on-year between 2012 and 2022, with growth accelerating toward the end of the period due to the record-low mortgage rates. As the cost of living crisis hit in 2022, the Bank of England hiked interest rates, resulting in dramatically higher home finance costs. With house prices at their peak and a double increase in borrowing costs, many prospective homebuyers could not afford to buy and placed their plans on hold. How will prices develop in the next five years? After a slight decline in 2024, house prices in the UK are expected to pick up in the next year and continue on an upward trend until 2029. On average, house prices are projected to grow by *** percent per year.

Buckinghamshire was one of the areas in England with the highest number of housing unit additions per 1,000 dwellings in 2023. Meanwhile, there were *** houses added in London in 2023 for each 1,000 dwellings already existing in the previous year, which is a higher value than in Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham. That means that the housing supply in the capital relative to the size of its housing stock increased at a faster pace than in the other major English cities.

The Greater London Authority's ‘Housing in London’ report sets out the evidence base for the Mayor's housing policies, summarising key patterns and trends across a wide range of topics relevant to housing in the capital. The report is the evidence base for the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy, the latest edition of which was published in May 2018. The 2024 edition of Housing in London can be viewed here. It includes monitoring indicators for the London Housing Strategy, and five thematic chapters: * 1. Demographic, economic and social context * 2. Housing stock and supply * 3. Housing costs and affordability * 4. Housing needs, including homelessness and overcrowding * 5. Mobility and decent homes Where possible, the data behind each year's report's charts and maps is made available below. To provide feedback or request the document in an accessible format, please email housing.analysis@london.gov.uk

The housing market in England picked up in 2024 after cooling for two consecutive years. In 2023, the number of housing transactions fell to *******, which was the lowest figure since 2012, when the market was still recovering from the global financial crisis. In 2024, housing transactions rose to *******. Some of the main factors that have led to the decline in home buying are the cost of living crisis, higher mortgage rates, low inventory, and the rapid increase in house prices across the UK.

This project will explore the impact of the economic recession on cities and households through a systematic comparison of the experiences of two English cities, Bristol and Liverpool.The research will use both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Interviews will be held in both cities with stakeholders from across the public, private and voluntary and community sectors. A social survey of 1000 households will also be conducted in the two cities covering 10 specific household types. A series of in-depth qualitative interviews will then be held with households drawn from the survey and chosen to illustrate the spectrum of experience.In the context of globalisation and the rescaling of cities and states, the research aims to develop our understanding of the relationship between economic crisis, global connectivity and the transnational processes shaping cities and the everyday lives of residents. It will explore the 'capillary-like' impact of the crisis and austerity measures on local economic development, and local labour and housing markets, as well as highlight the intersecting realities of everyday life for households across the life course.The research will document the responses and coping strategies developed across different household types and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of 'anti-recession' strategies and policies.

The Greater London Authority's ‘Housing in London’ report sets out the evidence base for the Mayor's housing policies, summarising key patterns and trends across a wide range of topics relevant to housing in the capital. The report is the evidence base for the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy, the latest edition of which was published in May 2018.

The 2024 edition of Housing in London can be viewed here. It includes monitoring indicators for the London Housing Strategy, and five thematic chapters:

• 1. Demographic, economic and social context
• 2. Housing stock and supply
• 3. Housing costs and affordability
• 4. Housing needs, including homelessness and overcrowding
• 5. Mobility and decent homes

Where possible, the data behind each year's report's charts and maps is made available below.

To provide feedback or request the document in an accessible format, please email housing.analysis@london.gov.uk

The London Housing Strategy sets out the Mayor's plans to tackle the capital's housing crisis and his vision to provide all Londoners with a good quality home they can afford. The draft strategy was published for a 12-week consultation between 6 September and 7 December 2017. Responses were received from over 2,000 members of the public via surveys, online discussion threads, and written correspondence. Over 200 organisations also submitted written responses to the draft strategy. The consultation response report, available at www.london.gov.uk/housing-strategy, provides an accurate summary of responses to the consultation. Quantitative information used to develop this report are set out below.

After a period of rapid increase, house price growth in the UK has moderated. In 2025, house prices are forecast to increase by ****percent. Between 2025 and 2029, the average house price growth is projected at *** percent. According to the source, home building is expected to increase slightly in this period, fueling home buying. On the other hand, higher borrowing costs despite recent easing of mortgage rates and affordability challenges may continue to suppress transaction activity. Historical house price growth in the UK House prices rose steadily between 2015 and 2020, despite minor fluctuations. In the following two years, prices soared, leading to the house price index jumping by about 20 percent. As the market stood in April 2025, the average price for a home stood at approximately ******* British pounds. Rents are expected to continue to grow According to another forecast, the prime residential market is also expected to see rental prices grow in the next five years. Growth is forecast to be stronger in 2025 and slow slightly until 2029. The rental market in London is expected to follow a similar trend, with Outer London slightly outperforming Central London.

Discover the latest insights on the booming UK real estate services market. This comprehensive analysis reveals a £32.45 billion industry projected to grow at a CAGR of 3% until 2033, driven by urbanization, proptech, and strong demand. Explore market segments, key players, and regional trends impacting property management, valuation, and more. Recent developments include: January 2023: United Kingdom Sotheby's Property Business Acquired by the Dubai Branch of Sotheby's. UK Sotheby International Realty was previously owned by Robin Paterson, who sold the business to his business partner and affiliate, George Azar. George Azar currently holds and operates Sotheby's Dubai and the MENA region., November 2022: JLL identified a shortage of quality rental homes as a long-term problem for the UK, which the recent boom in rentals has accentuated. This unmet need for quality rental homes has led to continued investor interest in purpose-built rental properties in UK city centers. JLL reported that annual investment in UK living real estate reached £10bn (USD 12.73 bn) in Q3 2022, setting living on track for another record year.. Key drivers for this market are: Improvements in Infrastructure and New Development, Population Growth and Demographic Changes. Potential restraints include: Housing Shortages, Increasing Awareness towards Environmental Issues. Notable trends are: Increasing in the United Kingdom House Prices.

This dataset results from an anthropological project that investigated the mediations that advice enables between the state, the market, charitable initiatives, families and ordinary citizens in the UK as well as selected European sites affected by austerity politics, namely Spain and Switzerland. The welfare state is not just a political-economic but a moral formation, which creates multiple boundaries of inclusion and exclusion through a variety of actors, officials and institutions. These boundaries at times challenge, and at other times reproduce, dominant logics of extraction and accumulation. Advisers are often the last call for help for their clients/dependents who find themselves increasingly at the mercy of local authorities, immigration regimes, landlords, banks and debt collection agencies. But competing visions of moral worth and social justice continue to permeate the everyday deliberations of those who administer, support and advocate advice. Struggles and dilemmas over how best to instantiate social justice, provide assistance and balance individuals’ moral judgments against the collective good frequently occur. In analyzing advice as part of a broader landscape of governing the welfare state, our research explored both the dovetailing of and divergence between political, economic and legal imperatives and domains.

To accomplish our research, four main themes (1) Empathy and expertise, (2) Brokerage or self-help, (3) Shifting advice frameworks, and (4) Comparative insights on UK-based problems, were addressed through eight research sub-projects. (2) Ryan Davey ‘Debt advice in Plymouth’; (3) Tobias Eule ‘Face-to-Face Interactions at the State/Market interface in Germany/Switzerland’; (4) Alice Forbess ‘Housing and welfare advice in Portsmouth; (5) Ana Gutierrez Garza ‘Advice as social struggle: housing and debt in Spain’; (6) Deborah James ‘Debt advice in London’; (7) Insa Koch ‘Social housing and austerity politics on council estates in England’; (8) Anna Tuckett ‘Providing immigration advice in austerity UK’; (9) Matt Wilde ‘Advice and the UK Housing Crisis’. These include statements of methodology; tables of contents of fieldnotes; anonymized ethnographic interviews and anonymized fieldnotes.

This two-year anthropological study, building on earlier research by the principle investigator and others, undertakes an ethnographic investigation of advice. Under conditions of continuing economic crisis, scholars and policy-makers are having to reshape their assumptions about the nature of society: particularly in respect of who receives assistance and who funds and arranges it. Where the 'usual' targets of welfare and benefits were the poor or destitute, they now include those who work but cannot make ends meet, and who experience increasing numbers of complex problems for which they need advice. And where the 'usual' provider of such things, at least in the post-war years, has been the state, this is increasingly not the case. As the economic crisis proceeds apace and the state's role is being whittled down, access to the counsel of experts is nonetheless increasingly essential. Without prejudging the outcomes, the project will investigate novel arrangements and their unintended consequences. It will explore innovations in advice giving provided by existing offices (under more traditional state-funded regimes), by new sources and novel agencies (under non-governmental and market-driven schemes), and by the social movements, self-help and informal network-based arrangements to which many are increasingly having to turn for counsel and support. The project proposes intensive research along two axes. Firstly, it explores in detail selected sites and cases in the UK (specifically England where a very particular set of legal/welfare arrangements is in operation), 'drilling down' to examine specific institutional settings, themes and topics at a range of different scales and levels. Topics and sites include a focus on the three specific areas of housing, debt and immigration advice, both within and beyond particular institutional settings, and law courts where litigants have started to engage in self-representation. Secondly, it uses two carefully-selected cross-national comparisons in order to illuminate, and gain a critical perspective on, aspects of UK welfare-related advice processes which are often taken as natural/inevitable by local policy-makers. Across these different settings, the project will: (1) document the ongoing effects on advice giving of the withdrawal of legal aid funds, including the rise of self-litigation; (2) explore the new roles assumed by bureaucrats, intermediaries and self-help groups, who are increasingly important in the advice encounter; (3) investigate whether funding cuts have caused the dwindling of the much-vaunted empathy that advice-givers are often required to deliver and whether, in the process, advisers are becoming less effective at shaping the behaviour of those they counsel; (4) look at how the very character of advice is changing as a result of these complex transformations; (5) explore variations between selected national settings, to illuminate the changing and context-dependent character of advice in the UK.

The UK manufactured homes market, while a smaller segment compared to traditional construction, exhibits robust growth potential. Driven by factors such as increasing housing shortages, rising land prices, and a growing preference for sustainable and affordable housing options, the market is poised for significant expansion. The average construction time for manufactured homes is significantly shorter than traditional builds, addressing the urgent need for quicker housing solutions. This efficiency, coupled with advancements in design and technology resulting in improved aesthetics and energy efficiency, is attracting a broader range of buyers. Government initiatives promoting sustainable housing and affordable housing options further bolster market growth. While regulatory hurdles and perceptions of quality remain challenges, ongoing innovation and increasing consumer awareness are mitigating these concerns. Key players like Lendlease, Laing O'Rourke, and others are investing in innovative designs and streamlined production processes to capitalize on this expanding market. The segment is segmented primarily by type, with single-family units dominating the market share currently but multi-family units witnessing a considerable surge as developers recognize the potential in larger-scale projects. The forecast period (2025-2033) predicts a steady increase in market value, fueled by continuous demand and further industry development. The UK market specifically benefits from government policies encouraging eco-friendly construction practices, which aligns well with the inherent sustainability of manufactured homes. While competition from traditional construction remains, the market's unique advantages of speed, affordability, and sustainability are projected to steadily increase market share over the coming decade. The concentration of major players indicates a degree of market consolidation, suggesting ongoing investment and potential for further innovation. Future growth will depend on overcoming existing challenges and maintaining the current positive momentum in terms of both consumer perception and supportive governmental regulations. This in-depth report provides a comprehensive analysis of the UK manufactured homes market, covering the period from 2019 to 2033. It offers invaluable insights into market size, growth drivers, challenges, and future trends, empowering stakeholders to make informed strategic decisions. The report leverages extensive primary and secondary research, incorporating data from key players like Lendlease Corporation Limited, Campbells Park Homes, Timberlog Build, Omar, Pathfinder Homes, CS Vanguard, Bouygues Construction, Laing O'Rourke, Karmod, and Campion Homes. The study uses 2025 as the base year and provides forecasts up to 2033. Recent developments include: June 2022 - TopHat announced intention to deliver Europe's largest modular homes facility. Capable of delivering one house every hour, the state-of-the-art facility will use precision engineering techniques to create c.4,000 homes per year. The new premises will be operational from 2023, creating 1,000 highly skilled jobs., May 2022 - Campion Homes have been appointed by Blackwood to develop 66 new smart tech homes in Charleston, Dundee. The project will deliver a mix of two-bedroom flats and four & to five-bedroom homes.. Key drivers for this market are: Demand for New Dwellings Units, Government Initiatives are driving the market. Potential restraints include: Supply Chain Disruptions, Lack of Skilled Labour. Notable trends are: Rapid Urbanization in the Region is Driving the Market.

The European residential construction market, valued at €1.08 billion in 2025, is projected to experience robust growth, driven by several key factors. A rising population, particularly in urban centers across major European economies like the UK, Germany, and France, fuels the demand for new housing. Furthermore, government initiatives aimed at stimulating affordable housing and addressing housing shortages, coupled with improving economic conditions in several regions, contribute to market expansion. The market is segmented by property type (single-family and multi-family) and construction type (new construction and renovation), with new construction currently dominating due to higher profitability and demand for modern housing amenities. Growth in the multi-family segment is expected to accelerate due to increasing urbanization and changing lifestyle preferences. While challenges remain, such as fluctuating material costs, skilled labor shortages, and stringent building regulations, these are likely to be mitigated by technological advancements in construction and sustainable building practices. Key players like Bellway plc, Skanska AB, and Persimmon plc are actively shaping the market landscape through strategic acquisitions, technological integration, and expansion into new regions. The projected CAGR of 5.67% suggests a consistently growing market over the forecast period (2025-2033), indicating significant investment opportunities. The renovation segment is expected to witness steady growth, driven by the increasing need to upgrade existing properties to meet modern standards of energy efficiency and sustainability. Government incentives and regulations promoting green building practices are further bolstering this segment. Competition within the market is intense, with established players focusing on innovation, diversification, and efficient project management to maintain their market share. The regional performance will vary depending on economic conditions and governmental policies within each nation. The UK, Germany, and France are anticipated to be the largest markets, driven by stronger economies and higher population density. However, other countries within the specified region (including Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Poland, and Denmark) will contribute significantly to the overall market growth, particularly as housing shortages are addressed through public and private sector investments. Recent developments include: April 2023: Apollo Global Management Inc. agreed to buy part of a portfolio of apartments from Vonovia SEfor €1 billion ($1.1 billion), with the largest German residential deal in months suggesting confidence is returning to the under-pressure sector. The private equity firm will acquire a minority stake in 21,000 homes in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg at a discount of about 5% to the portfolio’s year-end valuation., October 2023: The new housing association, Sovereign Network Group (SNG), announced its formation yesterday following a tie-up between 61,000-home Sovereign and Network Homes, which managed 21,000 properties. The new organisation will be a member of the G15 group of London’s largest landlords, and will manage more than 82,000 homes with 210,000 customers across London, Hertfordshire and the South of England.. Notable trends are: Increasing in Investments in Multifamily Residential Construction.

UK Prefab Wood Buildings Market size was valued at USD 7.84 Billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 10.01 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 3.1% from 2026 to 2032.Key Market Drivers:Housing Shortages and Government Targets: The UK confronts a severe housing shortage, which is boosting demand for speedier construction options such as prefabricated wood houses. According to the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities), the government aims to build 300,000 new homes each year by the mid-2020s to address the housing problem.Environmental Regulations and Net-Zero Targets: The UK government's aim to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is speeding up the transition to sustainable building materials. The UK Green Building Council notes that buildings account for approximately 40% of UK carbon emissions.

Discover the booming UK prefabricated buildings market! This analysis reveals a £7.38 billion market in 2025, growing at 6.17% CAGR until 2033. Learn about key drivers, trends, and leading companies shaping this dynamic sector. Explore regional data and future market projections. Key drivers for this market are: Growing Infrastructure Investments, Government Initiatives in the Infrastructure and Construction Sector to Boost the Industry. Potential restraints include: Limited Adaptability during Construction. Notable trends are: Need for Precast Concrete Technology Driving the Market.