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Weekly round-up · sourced & factual

What moved in the UK property market each week — mortgage rates, the latest index readings, housing supply and policy. Every figure is sourced; no forecasts, no advice. For the full monthly data deep-dive, see the market report.

New round-ups normally publish within a few days of the week ending; we occasionally skip a quiet week rather than pad one out.

• Lloyds (formerly Halifax) records first annual house-price fall since November 2023 as government sets out Renters' Rights Act next phase

  Week ending 10 September 2026

  The Lloyds House Price Index, formerly the Halifax House Price Index, reported a 0.4 per cent annual fall in August 2026 to an average of 298,468 pounds, the first annual decline since November 2023, against Nationwide's 1.6 per cent annual rise the prior week. The government set out the next phase of Renters' Rights Act implementation and appointed Tom Riordan as Permanent Secretary at MHCLG.

• Nationwide reports 1.6 per cent annual house-price growth in August and revises July down to 1.4 per cent as social-housing pipeline shows 5.1 billion pounds of uncommitted development

  Week ending 3 September 2026

  Nationwide published its August 2026 House Price Index on 3 September, reporting UK annual growth of 1.6 per cent and a 0.2 per cent monthly rise to an average of 275,465 pounds, while revising its July figure down from 1.8 to 1.4 per cent. The Regulator of Social Housing's Q1 2026 Quarterly Survey recorded 5.1 billion pounds of uncommitted development, up 16 per cent on the prior forecast and the highest in three years.

• 9.58 billion pounds allocated for 73,600 social homes as Rightmove records largest annual asking-price drop since December 2023

  Week ending 27 August 2026

  The 20-27 August window was dominated by the first wave of the 39 billion pound Social and Affordable Homes Programme, with 9.58 billion pounds allocated to 33 Strategic Partners outside London to deliver 73,600 homes. No house-price index published a fresh reading in the window; Rightmove's August release recorded the largest annual asking-price fall since December 2023.

• UK house price growth slows to 2.0 per cent as private rents accelerate to 3.7 per cent, highest since December 2025

  Week ending 20 August 2026

  The ONS bulletin published on 19 August 2026 reported UK house price growth of 2.0 per cent year-on-year in June, down from a revised 3.0 per cent in May, while private rents accelerated to 3.7 per cent year-on-year in July, the highest annual rate since December 2025. HM Land Registry confirmed the same UK average of 272,000 pounds on 19 August. The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75 per cent on 30 July; the next decision is 17 September 2026.

• Lloyds index records 0.1 per cent annual growth in July, the slowest since November 2023

  Week ending 13 August 2026

  The Lloyds House Price Index recorded annual growth of 0.1 per cent in July, the slowest since November 2023, with the average price at 299,253 pounds, little changed on the month. Nationwide's July reading of 1.8 per cent leaves a 1.7 percentage-point gap between the two lender measures. Rightmove's August index and the ONS June bulletin follow on 17 and 19 August.

• Nationwide growth slows to 1.8 per cent in July as MPC minutes show a hardening split on Bank Rate

  Week ending 6 August 2026

  Nationwide reported annual UK house price growth of 1.8 per cent in July, down from 2.2 per cent in June, with the average price at 277,542 pounds. Minutes of the Bank of England's 30 July decision showed three of nine members favouring a rise to 4 per cent. No fresh Lloyds, Rightmove or ONS print appeared this week; the June and May readings carry forward.

• Bank Rate held at 3.75 per cent as RSH intensifies enforcement and reviews a year of social housing casework

  Week ending 30 July 2026

  The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75 per cent on 30 July 2026 by a 6 to 3 vote, while the Regulator of Social Housing published its annual casework review, opened the first compulsory deregistration process of the year against Easy Housing Association and named serious failings at Aves Housing and YMCA Thames Gateway. No fresh lender index reading appeared; the Lloyds (formerly Halifax) June print of 299,330 pounds and the Rightmove July print of 372,359 pounds carry forward.

• Fresh Lloyds HPI, Rightmove and ONS readings show lender growth, softer asking prices and a ninth straight London fall

  Week ending 23 July 2026

  The Lloyds House Price Index recorded an average UK price of 299,330 pounds in June with annual growth of 0.6 per cent, Rightmove's July asking prices fell 1.0 per cent to 372,359 pounds, and the ONS measured May transaction prices up 2.7 per cent year-on-year. Bank Rate remained at 3.75 per cent ahead of the 30 July decision.

• Judicial-review reform targets major housing schemes as leasehold transparency and council reorganisation advance

  Week ending 16 July 2026

  A six-week consultation on extending judicial-review reforms to major housing schemes led a week of policy changes that also advanced leasehold transparency and local-government reorganisation. No fresh house-price prints or Bank Rate decision appeared during the week, so the market readings remained on their June releases.

• Halifax index becomes Lloyds and records first monthly rise in four months as National Housing Bank makes first loans

  Week ending 9 July 2026

  The Halifax House Price Index was renamed the Lloyds House Price Index and its first release under the new name recorded a 0.2 per cent monthly rise in June, the first in four months. Six government housing announcements across two days put policy at the centre of the week, led by the National Housing Bank's first 35 million pounds of deals unlocking roughly 2,500 homes.

• Lender indices diverge as Nationwide reports 2.2 per cent annual growth and Halifax holds at 0.5 per cent

  Week ending 2 July 2026

  Nationwide's June 2026 index recorded annual UK house-price growth of more than two per cent, widening the gap with Halifax's May reading of half that rate. No fresh Halifax, Rightmove or ONS prints this week; the next Halifax release is on 7 July 2026.

• Homes England delivers 42,433 starts and 40,332 completions in 2025/26 as MHCLG unveils homebuying reform package

  Week ending 25 June 2026

  Homes England's 2025/26 outturn showed 42,433 housing starts and 40,332 completions, both up double-digit year-on-year, with affordable homes accounting for 80 per cent of completions. The same week the MHCLG unveiled a homebuying reform package promising first-time buyer savings and a four-week cut to average purchase time.

• ONS April UK house price index jumps 3.8% on base effect as government unveils AI planning tools

  Week ending 18 June 2026

  The Office for National Statistics reported a 3.8% year-on-year rise in the UK house price index for April 2026 on 17 June — largely a base effect from the SDLT-driven April 2025 dip — alongside a 16 June MHCLG announcement of two AI tools to speed up planning decisions. Halifax, Nationwide and Rightmove remain on their May 2026 readings, and the Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% on 18 June.

• Market pulse: mortgage rates edge down, prices near-flat, and the most homes for sale since 2015

  Week ending 11 June 2026

  The week in the UK property market: Halifax and Nationwide put annual growth at +0.5% and +1.7%, average 2-year fixed mortgage rates eased to 5.18%, and buyers have the widest choice of homes for this time of year in a decade.