UK Housing Market Analyst

Joined October 2018
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Had a great time on CNBC this morning talking about the Budget, Rightmove, and UK housebuilders, will be interesting to see what happens on the 26th and how many twists u-turns we have between now and then.  Thank you team @CNBC cnbc.com/video/2025/11/17/rb…
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Add Budget speculation since the Summer to the latest Budget day I can remember and you get fewer homes build not more… We’ve had no autumn selling season and orders for 2026 are also down. Thanks @BBCNews for having me on the show today, sorry the news was not more upbeat
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Enjoyed talking Stamp Duty on @bbc5live this morning (not an April fool..) with @rickedwards1 and @rachelburden Listen from 1:06:36 Tax has never been so interesting... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0029h…

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Early start this morning talking housebuilders with @WillBain31 on BBC's Wake Up to Money (listen from 39:36) I genuinely don't know how Will does those early starts every day... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022l…
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Plenty of action in the UK housebuilding market with mergers being talked about, pulled and postponed, great to talk about @Bellwayhomes1 and @CrestNicholson on Radio4's Today this morning with @WillBain31 - interview c.6:16 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021w…

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In the week that saw house prices firm, mortgage approvals ticking up and the UK narrowly avoiding recession the Twindig Housing Market Confidence Index increased by 1.1% to 65.1 as residential market investors saw more reasons to be cheerful than unhappy buff.ly/3CRZnBl

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In the week that saw Bank Rate rise to 5.0%, residential investors' confidence took a hit and the Twindig Housing Market Confidence Index fell by 6.9% to 64.4. buff.ly/3JumupD

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London House Prices rose by more than £10,000 in April, although across the capital house prices are finely balanced with 16 boroughs seeing house prices rise and 18 seeing them fall twindig.com/market-views/lon… via @twindighomes
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In the week that was dominated by rising mortgage rates, the Twindig Housing Market Index rose by 2.9% this week to 69.2 buff.ly/3NeMHcM

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In the week that saw annual house price inflation turn negative for the first time since December 2012 and confusion in the mortgage market, the Twindig Housing Market Index fell by 1.7% buff.ly/3MZkSVN

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RICS Housing Survey: Reasons to be less miserable The latest @RICSnews housing market survey was more upbeat than we had expected, giving us reasons to be less miserable about the UK housing market twindig.com/market-views/ric… via @twindighomes
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Housebuilder @CrestNicholson delivers a confident outlook: 'We expect the second half trading environment to be more stable and conducive to moving home' And backs up the talk by buying more land, and investing for growth
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In the week that saw London house prices fall by £8,800 and UK house prices down £3,500 and inflation remain stubbornly high, the Twindig Housing Market Confidence Index fell by 5.6% this week, its biggest fall since last year's mini-budget buff.ly/3IHmO3G

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