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, mentioned the “market is coiling and about to spring” after months of inertia pushed by Price range uncertainty.
Kay mentioned: ‘There’s normally a Boxing Day bounce, however this yr we’re anticipating will probably be higher than the norm.
“We witnessed two or three months of inertia within the run-up to the Price range with issues over modifications to stamp obligation thresholds and even a doable surcharge on houses valued at over £500,000.
“In the long run, neither of those rumours materialised and the most important 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 Price range uncertainty meant patrons and sellers held again, however now the market is coiling and able to spring, with Boxing Day essentially the most vital day within the calendar. We imagine this might be one of many strongest Boxing Day Bonanzas we’ve seen in West Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds.”
Kay mentioned 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 proper setting 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 patrons.
“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 Price range inertia is launched.”
Kay has workplaces in Witney and Eynsham and has shoppers 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 govt of Propertymark, the skilled physique for property brokers, mentioned: “We count on to see a rise in on-line searches, enquiries, and valuation requests as customers put together to behave early in 2026.”
