As 2025 draws to a close, Connor looks back on a year that challenged sentiment across the property market, but also revealed resilience, opportunity and important shifts beneath the headlines.

In this end-of-year episode of Conversations with Connor, we revisit the most significant property, lending and economic developments of 2025, from record house prices and rising rental yields to government policy changes, lender innovation and evolving investor behaviour. Connor reflects on how specialist finance has continued to play a vital role in supporting complex cases, despite wider uncertainty.

The episode also explores changing investor strategies, the growing use of limited company structures, the influence of younger generations on the market, and what recent announcements, including the Autumn Budget and Renters’ Rights reforms, could mean heading into 2026.

A thoughtful roundup of the year that was, and a measured look ahead to what property professionals, brokers and investors should be preparing for next.