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News · 9 July 2026

UK house price expectations rise to +8% in June.

UK house price expectations rise to +8% in June.

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The UK housing market saw a slight improvement last month, though surveyors and estate agents say sentiment is still "fragile". House price expectations rose slightly, with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting an increase to +8% from +6% in May. However, new instructions for properties to go on sale dropped to their weakest point in over a year, suggesting limited homes coming to market.

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