Quilter says UK annual house price growth slows to 0.8% as buyers await Budget clarity

By Public Technologies
  • Quilter flagged a sharp cooling in the UK housing market as buyers delayed moves ahead of Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget.
  • Annual house price growth slowed to 0.8% in September from 1.6% in August; prices fell 0.2% on the month.
  • The average house price slipped to GBP 274,251, with confidence hit by inflation uncertainty, mortgage cost expectations, and policy speculation.
  • Budget-related rumours, including a lower threshold for the so-called Mansion Tax, risk stalling higher-value transactions.
  • Quilter expects caution to persist until the Budget provides clearer signals on property taxation and the policy outlook.


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