Welcome to this week’s edition of Property News Weekly, where we bring you the latest updates shaping the property landscape.
The UK property market in 2025 offers strong opportunities for expats and foreign investors, with falling mortgage rates and high property availability creating a favourable buyer’s market. US elections also influence UK house prices, with Democrat presidencies historically driving higher growth due to policies that stabilise the dollar and support international trade.
Additionally, buy-to-let investors are shifting focus to the North West, North East, and Wales for better returns, moving away from the traditionally dominant London and South East markets. Stay tuned for updates on these key trends shaping the property market this year.
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Now, let’s have a look at the latest headlines that have caught our eye this week…
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Property News this Week:
The UK property market is set to favor expats and foreign investors in 2025, with analysts predicting a buyer’s market. Falling mortgage rates, particularly for specialist expat and foreign national products, and high property availability at a decade peak create excellent conditions. Reduced competition, driven by affordability challenges for first-time buyers, further benefits investors, providing opportunities to secure better deals and achieve their property goals.
How Trumps Presidency Will Effect The UK Property Market
US elections affect UK house prices, with Democrat presidencies typically seeing 10% higher growth than Republican ones. This is influenced by factors like timing—Obama’s term aligned with post-2008 recovery, and Biden’s with post-COVID growth. Democrats support international trade, benefiting the UK, while Republicans’ protectionist policies hinder growth. Additionally, Democrat-led spending stabilises the US dollar, reducing inflation on the pound and helping keep mortgage rates lower, boosting UK house prices.
London and the South East have long been the UK property market’s focal points, but a shift is emerging as buy-to-let investors turn to the North West, North East, and Wales for better returns. Ryan Etchells, CCO of Together, noted that in recent years, landlords have adjusted strategies to maximise investment, with the North West and North East now replacing London and the South East as the top regions for buy-to-let support.
That concludes this week’s updates. If you have any thoughts or questions about these headlines, feel free to reply—I’d love to chat with you about the latest market trends and discuss your investment goals.
I hope you have a great weekend.
