30th August 2024 “There is scope for mortgage rates to fall further and house price growth to accelerate early next year,” said Ashley Webb, UK economist at consultancy Capital Economics. View article
UK house prices level off as rush to beat stamp duty fades Ashley Webb, a UK economist at Capital Economics, suggested that the persisting weakness in the wider economy may be “weighing on housing demand and prices a bit more than we previously thought”. [... 7th March 2025 · The Times
UK house prices dip in February with end to stamp duty holiday, Halifax says Ashley Webb, economist at the consultancy Capital Economics, said that the dip in house prices shown by Halifax suggested that rising mortgage rates, coupled with weakness in the economy as a whole,... 7th March 2025 · Financial Times
House prices rise for sixth month as buyers try to beat tax increase “Some of the bigger-than-expected rise in Nationwide house prices in February may reflect an increase in housing activity being brought forward ahead of stamp duty becoming more onerous on April 1,”... 28th February 2025 · The Times
