December’s RICS survey suggests that the relief rally after the Budget may have started to fade at the end of last year and the recent rise in mortgage rates have finally began to weigh on housing demand. While the recent rises in gilt yields suggest mortgage rates will rise further over the coming months, we remain more optimistic than most on the outlook for house price inflation in 2025.
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