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Anna Wise

Early signs of housing market recovery after sluggish 2025, says housebuilder

Crest Nicholson said falling mortgage rates and wage rises are helping the housing market recover (Joe Giddens/PA) -

The UK housing market is showing “early signs” of recovery, Crest Nicholson has said, despite warning over low levels of demand and after missing its profit expectations for the year.

The Surrey-based housebuilder said it had seen inquiries pick up since the end of 2025.

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