An Oxfordshire property agent is anticipating the property market to reignite after Boxing Day.
Brendan Kay (pictured), managing director of Parkers Properties in West Oxfordshire, stated the “market is coiling and about to spring” after months of inertia pushed by Funds uncertainty.
Kay stated: ‘There’s often a Boxing Day bounce, however this yr we’re anticipating it is going to be larger than the norm.
“We witnessed two or three months of inertia within the run-up to the Funds with considerations over adjustments to stamp responsibility thresholds and even a doable surcharge on houses valued at over £500,000.
“In the long run, neither of those rumours materialised and the largest headline involved these with houses over £2million who face the introduction of a Mansion Tax, though not till 2028 if it occurs in any respect.
“Fears triggered by Funds uncertainty meant consumers and sellers held again, however now the market is coiling and able to spring, with Boxing Day probably the most vital day within the calendar. We consider this might be one of many strongest Boxing Day Bonanzas we have now seen in West Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds.”
Kay stated key drivers included individuals reassessing journey to work distances, with extra employers implementing return to workplace insurance policies, households contemplating school-related strikes and {couples} able to downsize.
Brendan added: “The mix of low housing inventory and excessive purchaser intent creates the best surroundings for motivated sellers.
“We count on to launch as much as 20 houses on to the market on Boxing Day, greater than final yr, together with houses for households, downsizers and first-time consumers.
“We count on the Boxing Day Bonanza to sign the beginning pistol for a busy begin to 2026 as a lot of the pent-up demand attributable to the Funds inertia is launched.”
Kay has workplaces in Witney and Eynsham and has purchasers in a few of Oxfordshire’s most sought-after villages, together with favourites with celebrities together with Charlbury and Burford, visited by US vice chairman JD Vance amongst others this summer season.
Nathan Emerson, chief government of Propertymark, the skilled physique for property brokers, stated: “We count on to see a rise in on-line searches, enquiries, and valuation requests as customers put together to behave early in 2026.”
