LONDON (Reuters) -Asking prices for British homes barely rose in what is usually a busy autumn sales period, according to a survey published on Monday that added to signs of uncertainty in the housing market ahead of finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget in November.

Average asking prices rose by 0.3% in the four weeks to October 11, well below a long-run average of 1.1% for the time of year, property website Rightmove said.

House prices in Britain typically pick in the autumn before a Christmas lull.

Compared with a year earlier, asking prices were down by 0.1%.

“Despite the overall resilience of the 2025 housing market, we’ve not got enough pent-up momentum or recent positive sentiment to spur the usual autumn bounce in property prices,” Colleen Babcock, property expert at Rightmove

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