Market insight
Articles about market insight from the rielty team.
Interest rates and house prices: the real relationship
Rates up, prices down? The mechanics are real but the timing is messy. How mortgage affordability actually transmits rate changes into house prices.
What drives local house prices: why a mile changes everything
The same house can be worth very different amounts a mile apart. The forces behind local house prices, from school intakes to flood plains.
Why postcode averages mislead house hunters
The average price for a postcode is usually answering a different question from the one you are asking. Here is how the number goes wrong, and what to use instead.
House price indices explained: Land Registry vs the lenders
Four headline indices, four different answers about the same market. What each UK house price index actually measures, and which one to use when.
How stamp duty shapes moving decisions
Stamp duty is money you spend and never see again. Here is how that one friction cost quietly reshapes who moves, who extends, and who stays put.
What sold records tell us about price per square metre
Bedroom counts are a terrible unit of comparison. £ per square metre, built from sold prices and EPC floor areas, is far better — with known limits.
South-facing slopes: which towns face the sun, and does it change the price?
We measured which way the ground faces under 15.8 million homes. Some towns lean towards the sun, some lean away, and the price difference is smaller than you'd think.