UK Residential Market Survey April 2025 [Electronic resource]
Language: English Series: RICS UK Residential Market SurveyPublication details: London, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, May 2025Description: 16pSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: The April 2025 RICS UK Residential Survey results point to a further weakening across the sales market, evidenced by measures of activity slipping deeper into negative territory over the month. Similarly, near-term expectations suggest this subdued trend will persist through spring, albeit sentiment regarding the twelve-month outlook appears somewhat more resilient at this stage. At the headline level, the new buyer enquiries indicator posted a net balance of -33% in April, signalling another setback following figures of -16% and -32% returned in February and March respectively. Moreover, most parts of the UK are now seeing a weaker buyer demand picture coming through as concerns over both the domestic and global economy continue to weigh on confidence.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | |
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The April 2025 RICS UK Residential Survey results
point to a further weakening across the sales
market, evidenced by measures of activity slipping
deeper into negative territory over the month.
Similarly, near-term expectations suggest this
subdued trend will persist through spring, albeit
sentiment regarding the twelve-month outlook
appears somewhat more resilient at this stage.
At the headline level, the new buyer enquiries
indicator posted a net balance of -33% in April,
signalling another setback following figures of
-16% and -32% returned in February and March
respectively. Moreover, most parts of the UK
are now seeing a weaker buyer demand picture
coming through as concerns over both the
domestic and global economy continue to weigh
on confidence.