Henry Pryor
@pryor.co.uk
Buying agent sourcing £100m of homes a year in London & the country. 43 years in property. Once upon a time “The BBC’s favourite property expert”.
Annual house price growth softens slightly to 1.8% says Nationwide this morning. House prices were up 0.3% month on month.
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Annual house price growth softens slightly to 1.8% says Nationwide this morning. House prices were up 0.3% month on month.
📻 With unprecedented pressure on local councils to provide social housing what can Guildford do about the numbers of uninhabitable homes they own?
Up after the news on BBC Sussex.
Up after the news on BBC Sussex.
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📻 With unprecedented pressure on local councils to provide social housing what can Guildford do about the numbers of uninhabitable homes they own?
Up after the news on BBC Sussex.
Up after the news on BBC Sussex.
Wow! I bought this lovely home for a client in 2021 for £2.5m.
@Savills sold it for him in June 2023 for £4m.
It's now being auctioned with a reserve of *checks advert*.. £2.5m.
knightfrank.co.uk/properties/r...
@Savills sold it for him in June 2023 for £4m.
It's now being auctioned with a reserve of *checks advert*.. £2.5m.
knightfrank.co.uk/properties/r...
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Wow! I bought this lovely home for a client in 2021 for £2.5m.
@Savills sold it for him in June 2023 for £4m.
It's now being auctioned with a reserve of *checks advert*.. £2.5m.
knightfrank.co.uk/properties/r...
@Savills sold it for him in June 2023 for £4m.
It's now being auctioned with a reserve of *checks advert*.. £2.5m.
knightfrank.co.uk/properties/r...
Spoiler alert - they won't.
When the Valuation Office needed data to check Home Information Packs in 2007 they reportedly paid Rightmove £8m for data on the nations 25m homes.
If that didn't work they could just follow the ATED model of self-assessment. (£) www.ft.com/content/7592...
When the Valuation Office needed data to check Home Information Packs in 2007 they reportedly paid Rightmove £8m for data on the nations 25m homes.
If that didn't work they could just follow the ATED model of self-assessment. (£) www.ft.com/content/7592...
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Spoiler alert - they won't.
When the Valuation Office needed data to check Home Information Packs in 2007 they reportedly paid Rightmove £8m for data on the nations 25m homes.
If that didn't work they could just follow the ATED model of self-assessment. (£) www.ft.com/content/7592...
When the Valuation Office needed data to check Home Information Packs in 2007 they reportedly paid Rightmove £8m for data on the nations 25m homes.
If that didn't work they could just follow the ATED model of self-assessment. (£) www.ft.com/content/7592...
The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions from @HMRCgovuk in October 2025 is 116,230, 4% higher than October 2024 and 13% higher than September 2025.
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions from @HMRCgovuk in October 2025 is 116,230, 4% higher than October 2024 and 13% higher than September 2025.
So - the Budget wasn't nearly as bad as had been feared. Whilst there was much more the Chancellor could have done (scrap SDLT etc.,) there is a market.
We know what things are worth, if you have the ability you can buy & sell but there are still too many who can't do either.
We know what things are worth, if you have the ability you can buy & sell but there are still too many who can't do either.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So - the Budget wasn't nearly as bad as had been feared. Whilst there was much more the Chancellor could have done (scrap SDLT etc.,) there is a market.
We know what things are worth, if you have the ability you can buy & sell but there are still too many who can't do either.
We know what things are worth, if you have the ability you can buy & sell but there are still too many who can't do either.
I'll be offering 10% less for £5m houses his evening. #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'll be offering 10% less for £5m houses his evening. #Budget2025
Hang on lads... One property tax that hasn't been suggested for tomorrow's Budget - a window tax!
The more windows you have the richer you must be.
Can't believe we've not thrashed ourselves like an Opus Dei monk over reports of this speculation in The Telegraph.
The more windows you have the richer you must be.
Can't believe we've not thrashed ourselves like an Opus Dei monk over reports of this speculation in The Telegraph.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hang on lads... One property tax that hasn't been suggested for tomorrow's Budget - a window tax!
The more windows you have the richer you must be.
Can't believe we've not thrashed ourselves like an Opus Dei monk over reports of this speculation in The Telegraph.
The more windows you have the richer you must be.
Can't believe we've not thrashed ourselves like an Opus Dei monk over reports of this speculation in The Telegraph.
📺 Insomnia? Tune in to BBC One after 05.30 when I’ll be looking at what impact a #mansionTax might have on house prices, rents or on transactions? The last 24 hours of speculation, I hope.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 AM
📺 Insomnia? Tune in to BBC One after 05.30 when I’ll be looking at what impact a #mansionTax might have on house prices, rents or on transactions? The last 24 hours of speculation, I hope.
The policy is unlikely to be implemented until 2028 at the earliest, until the revaluation of the top three bands has been concluded.” 🙄
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The policy is unlikely to be implemented until 2028 at the earliest, until the revaluation of the top three bands has been concluded.” 🙄
After all the fuss what's the betting there isn't actually very much for the housing market in the Budget on Wednesday? No Mansion Tax, no Stamp Duty reform, no Council Tax changes and no change to Capital Gains Tax.
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
After all the fuss what's the betting there isn't actually very much for the housing market in the Budget on Wednesday? No Mansion Tax, no Stamp Duty reform, no Council Tax changes and no change to Capital Gains Tax.
1 x completion.
Week 47 - done!
Week 47 - done!
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
1 x completion.
Week 47 - done!
Week 47 - done!
I don't sell houses so please don't ask me to.
I'm a buying agent. I help a select number of clients to search, evaluate, negotiate and to acquire their next home.
Estate agents sell properties but be warned, some are better than others.
I'm a buying agent. I help a select number of clients to search, evaluate, negotiate and to acquire their next home.
Estate agents sell properties but be warned, some are better than others.
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I don't sell houses so please don't ask me to.
I'm a buying agent. I help a select number of clients to search, evaluate, negotiate and to acquire their next home.
Estate agents sell properties but be warned, some are better than others.
I'm a buying agent. I help a select number of clients to search, evaluate, negotiate and to acquire their next home.
Estate agents sell properties but be warned, some are better than others.
Interesting from HM LandRegistry - the distribution of housing transactions in England for Q2 (April to June) 2025.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Interesting from HM LandRegistry - the distribution of housing transactions in England for Q2 (April to June) 2025.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Average house prices increased to £293,000 (2.0%) in England, £209,000 (2.7%) in Wales and £194,000 (5.3%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to September 2025 says @ONS.
[Remember, the 'average' is not necessarily what is happening to prices in your postcode]
[Remember, the 'average' is not necessarily what is happening to prices in your postcode]
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Average house prices increased to £293,000 (2.0%) in England, £209,000 (2.7%) in Wales and £194,000 (5.3%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to September 2025 says @ONS.
[Remember, the 'average' is not necessarily what is happening to prices in your postcode]
[Remember, the 'average' is not necessarily what is happening to prices in your postcode]
Average rents increased to £1,416 (5.0%) in England, £817 (6.7%) in Wales and £1,008 (3.4%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to October 2025. In Northern Ireland, average rents increased to £866 (6.6%), in the 12 months to August 2025.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Average rents increased to £1,416 (5.0%) in England, £817 (6.7%) in Wales and £1,008 (3.4%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to October 2025. In Northern Ireland, average rents increased to £866 (6.6%), in the 12 months to August 2025.
Provisional numbers from ONS mark average UK monthly private rents increased by 5.0%, to £1,360, in the 12 months to October 2025.
Meanwhile average UK house prices increased by 2.6%, to £272,000, in the 12 months to September 2025. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...
Meanwhile average UK house prices increased by 2.6%, to £272,000, in the 12 months to September 2025. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Provisional numbers from ONS mark average UK monthly private rents increased by 5.0%, to £1,360, in the 12 months to October 2025.
Meanwhile average UK house prices increased by 2.6%, to £272,000, in the 12 months to September 2025. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...
Meanwhile average UK house prices increased by 2.6%, to £272,000, in the 12 months to September 2025. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. (£) www.ft.com/content/9ee5...
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. (£) www.ft.com/content/9ee5...
🪁 Warning - Kites being flown! www.thetimes.com/money/tax/ar...
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🪁 Warning - Kites being flown! www.thetimes.com/money/tax/ar...
Ai is coming for my job - apparently. (£) www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Ai is coming for my job - apparently. (£) www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
If you want to sell you've got to get real. (£) www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
If you want to sell you've got to get real. (£) www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
I'm called all sorts of things but my day job is working as a buying agent. I help people find and secure the right home in London & the South East. If you’re buying, ask me first.
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm called all sorts of things but my day job is working as a buying agent. I help people find and secure the right home in London & the South East. If you’re buying, ask me first.
📻 Guernsey's latest residential property price bulletin is out and I'm talking to @BBCGuernsey in the morning about the apparent dip in prices & rise in rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📻 Guernsey's latest residential property price bulletin is out and I'm talking to @BBCGuernsey in the morning about the apparent dip in prices & rise in rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
11.00am - Armistice Day 2025
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
11.00am - Armistice Day 2025