UK House Prices to Fall 10% From Peak, OBR Says

Residential semi-detached in the Slade Green district of Greater London.

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UK house prices will fall 10% from their peak in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted.

Property transactions will drop by 20% relative to their peak in the same quarter, the government’s fiscal watchdog said Wednesday in an economic outlook to accompany Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget.