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Estate agents expect house prices to keep falling
Estate agents expect house prices to keep falling over the coming months.
They say higher interest rates are putting buyers off moving home.
The warning describes the bleakest outlook in three years.
It links the expected fall in prices to the effect of interest rates on people considering a move.
The outlook matters to buyers and sellers weighing whether to move now.
Prices are expected to continue falling in the near term, but no specific forecast is given.
Estate agents expect house prices to continue falling over the coming months.
They say higher interest rates are putting buyers off moving home.
Pessimism about the UK housing market has reached its highest level in three years.
The reports were published on 12 November 2026.
- Who
- Estate agents.
- What
- They expect house prices to keep falling over the coming months.
- When
- The reports were published on 12 November 2026; the expected falls are over the coming months.
- Where
- The UK housing market.
- Why
- Higher interest rates are putting buyers off moving home.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Expected trend
- House prices will continue falling over the coming months
- Stated reason
- Higher interest rates are putting buyers off moving home
- Market outlook
- Pessimism about the UK housing market is at its highest level in three years
- Publication date
- 12 November 2026