18 h. ago '5 areas of the UK where house prices are expected to grow in 2026, and why'

A property expert has shared his predictions on the areas most likely to see house prices grow in 2026.

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1 week ago Housing market may be turning a corner as confidence grows – surveyors

Expectations for house sales and prices among professionals have turned more positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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1 week ago Workers at Chinese factory that produces Labubu toys are being exploited, says NGO

Exclusive: China Labor Watch says people aged 16-18 employed without required special protectionsA labour rights NGO says it has found evidence of worker exploitation in the supply chain of Labubus, the furry toys that took the world by storm last year and which are expected to continue to grow in popularity in 2026.Labubus, toothy gremlins made by the Chinese toy company Pop Mart, have become one of China’s hottest cultural exports. In the first half of 2025 alone, “the Monsters” line of toys, which includes Labubus, generated 4.8bn yuan (£511m) in sales for the Hong Kong-listed company. In August, Pop Mart’s chief executive, Wang Ning, said the company was on track to reach 20bn yuan in revenues in 2025. Continue reading...

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1 week ago U.K. House Prices Expected to Rise But London Likely to Straggle

U.K. House Prices Expected to Rise But London Likely to Straggle  The Wall Street Journal

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2 w. ago ‘Softer’ end to 2025 for UK housing market as prices fell by 0.4 per cent in December

Nationwide Building Society said it expects housing affordability to improve gradually, with income growth outpacing house price growth

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3 w. ago UK house prices rise less than expected in 2025 as growth slows

Unexpected December drop dragged annual gains below expectations, Nationwide figures show

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3 w. ago ‘Softer’ end to 2025 for UK housing market as prices fell by 0.4% month

Nationwide Building Society said it expects housing affordability to improve gradually, with income growth outpacing house price growth.

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3 w. ago ‘What will happen to house prices next year?’ — it’s a tricky question

For all their faults, house price predictions are not as useless as you might expect

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