The UK housing market has entered 2026 with a noticeably steadier tone than many buyers and sellers have felt over the last couple of years. Confidence is improving, mortgage pricing has loosened from its peak, and activity is picking up — but it’s not a “boom” market. It’s a more balanced market where pricing realism, good presentation, and the right funding strategy matter more than ever.
The price of plots will differ throughout the UK. In all cases the value of land with planning permission is directly related to the value of the home that can be built upon it.
Planning permission is a largely inescapable part of the process when it comes to extending your house, building an office in the garden, or building a new house.
Firstly, think of what can fit on the site. At first glance, an undeveloped house can seem small as it is hard to visualize the scale of the house that might eventually be there.
Experts broadly agree that UK house prices are likely to rise in 2026, but the growth is expected to be moderate rather than dramatic.
The UK housing market has entered 2026 with a noticeably steadier tone than many buyers and sellers have felt over the last couple of years.
