1st September 2025 Ashley Webb of Capital Economics said: “The risk is that speculation over possible property tax rises in the autumn Budget, such as a mansion tax, hits buyer sentiment further in the coming months.” View article
UK house prices fall in March as uncertainty over Middle East war weighs on demand Ashley Webb, senior UK economist at Capital Economics, said the new figures suggested the jump in mortgage rates since the start of the Iran war had “weighed more heavily on house prices” than the... 8th April 2026 · Financial Times
UK house prices drop amid mortgage rate uncertainty Ashley Webb, senior UK economist at Capital Economics, said the weakness in prices in March “probably reflected, at least to some degree, potential buyers choosing to sit on the sidelines amid the... 8th April 2026 · The Times
Housing market to soften amid Iran war fallout, Nationwide says Ashley Webb, UK economist at Capital Economics, said he doubted house prices would meet the previous forecast of 3.5% growth this year. "Depending on how far mortgage rates rise and by how much the... 31st March 2026 · BBC
