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If you have ever heard a Colour of the Year announcement and thought ‘not for me’, 2026 could be your time. While bold magenta, earthy brown, fuzzy peach and daring purple have dominated the last few years, Pantone caught everyone off guard with its choice for 2026.

We can look back at November knowing some things stayed the same. Stamp duty, council tax bands A to E and a trio of taxes – corporation, inheritance and capital gains – were untouched in the Autumn Budget. That doesn’t mean the property market stood still.

The most hyped Budget in history? Perhaps but in spite of the speculation and expectancy, it was actually an Office for Budget Responsibility document leak an hour before the announcement that caused the biggest stir.

Birdnesting isn’t an entirely new concept. You could find this living arrangement on the fringe of mainstream property in the early 2000s. Yet with house prices (and rents, for that matter) staying at the higher end of affordability, birdnesting has ingrained itself deeper into society,

Behind many of the smiling faces waving their children off through the school gates is an adult still recovering from the exhausting process that is choosing the best school and securing a place.

October was about laying foundations for future change. In fact, we can’t remember a month so heavy with reform and rumour. Here’s a recap of what happened and how it impacted the market.

Understated, timeless and very much in vogue, the Cotswold interior is what’s grabbing our attention. The area, which sits across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire, is known for its limestone cottages, rolling hills and celebrity residents. 

Buying and selling property may radically change in the next four years, and you have the opportunity to shape the future. The Government has announced a 12 week consultation on a wide range of proposed reforms, with the general public from across the UK invited to contribute their views.

September 2025 wasn’t straightforward. Rumours of a change to stamp duty and a looming Autumn Budget slightly muted the market. Serious buyers and sellers, however, remained determined to make their move. 

According to interior designer Abigail Ahern, every room in the home needs nine sources of light. While nine may be a bit excessive, there are valuable lessons to be learnt from the interior design world.

Explore the future of the UK housing market in 2025, with insights on buyer preferences, sustainability, affordability challenges, and technological innovations shaping housing trends.

Climbing up the property ladder might be a thing of the past if new analysis is correct. The latest Barclays Property Insights report reveals an increasing number of first-time buyers are bypassing the bottom two rungs of the property ladder and debuting with unexpectedly big homes.