The Colour of the Year announcements provide an exciting end to every year, giving us interior inspiration for the months ahead. In 2025, the leading two names in colour - Dulux and Pantone – chose from opposite ends of the spectrum. The colours chosen work as stand-alone shades but also, coincidently, work perfectly together! Here’s our guide to what homes will be wearing in 2026.

November was another month of highs and lows. Once everything evened out, however, it was actually a stable four weeks. Here are 11 announcements and reports that caught our eye.

It was somehow fitting that, on the morning of 26th November 2025 when most of the UK woke up to sub-zero temperatures – this year’s Budget headline was a strategic freeze. We’ll gloss over the Office for Budget Responsibility’s mishap that left the Chancellor reeling just minutes before her delivery, choosing to concentrate on what matters to you, the general public.

‘And they lived happily ever after’ doesn’t always have to mean they lived happily together. In the 2022/2023 financial year, data held by the Department for Work and Pensions revealed there were 2.4 million separated families in Great Britain, and 3.8 million children living in separated families.

This year is set to be a defining one for the private rental sector. The Renters’ Rights Act is confirmed, ready to be implemented, and the Autumn Budget 2025 looks set to reshape our fiscal landscape. 

Our extensive experience as estate agents allows us to generally categorise people by their reason for moving. A new job, needing more space, needing less space, relationship changes, financial challenges and schools.

Politics and property certainly collided last month. Blink and you will have missed one of several announcements in October. From Bills becoming Acts and new conveyancing forms to changes to safety compliance and stamp duty pledges, here’s what you might have missed.

Rodents prefer to live inside during autumn and winter as they need warmth and food to survive. Some homes are more inviting than others thanks to unobstructed entry points and a lax attitude to food hygiene. 

The Cotswolds is the UK’s current property hotspot, with celebrities and stylists lapping up its sophisticated take on countryside living. Much fawned over are the interior designs, known for their timeless quality and rustic appeal. 

Billed as the biggest set of reforms in property’s history, the Government has outlined its plans to reshape how homes are bought and sold in England and Wales. It has started two consultations – one on the wider transactional process and another on Material Information

September raced by, with people enjoying the last days of summer and families readjusting to school terms again. With so much going on, you may have missed the latest property news. Here’s what we learnt last month.

From now until the Spring Equinox, our evenings are longer than our days. Perhaps you’ve even caught yourself muttering ‘the nights are drawing in’, which is a sure sign we’re well into autumn and heading towards winter.