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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

‘Bottom-up’ recovery predicted for housing market in 2026 as activity returns

The year 2026 is expected to mark a ‘return to a more stable and recognisable housing market’, Nick Leeming, chairman of Jackson-Stops, said (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

The housing market is set for a strong start in 2026, according to property experts, as home buyers make the most of falls in mortgage rates and put some of last year’s uncertainties behind them.

Experts predicted the recovery will be “bottom-up” rather than “top-down,” with some challenges at the upper end of the market and first-time buyers remaining a “driving force” on the first rung of the property ladder.

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