Housing market may be turning a corner as confidence grows – surveyors

A net balance of 22% of professionals expect sales to increase rather than decrease in the next three months, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA) - (PA Archive)

The UK housing market may be “turning a corner”, with signs that confidence is returning and that expectations for sales and prices are becoming more positive, according to surveyors.

Sales expectations among property professionals for the next three months picked up to the strongest level recorded since October 2024, according to the December survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).