Movera comments on inflation

17 December 2025

Nick Hale, CEO of Movera, said:

“Falling inflation confirms the Monetary Policy Committee must cut the base rate tomorrow.

“The Budget announcement last month did very little to encourage home buying and selling. The Chancellor successfully made buy-to-let and higher value properties less attractive while offering nothing to first time buyers looking to get a foothold on the property ladder. And yet, home moves help to fuel the economy. Encouraging property transactions is a sure-fire way to stimulate growth.

“Given the Chancellor missed a trick with the budget, the sector really needs to see the base rate cut. If lenders can slash interest rates further, we might just be able to stimulate some momentum in the market, without having to rely solely on the 1.8 million due to refinance next year. UK Finance may have predicted earlier this week that it will be down to the remortgage wave to carry the property market through 2026, but that doesn’t have to be the case.

“At Movera we’re also driving innovation in the property transaction process. If the sector can do what it can to make the home moving process as slick as possible, that would remove yet another barrier contributing to ongoing hesitation and trepidation from buyers.”