HOUSE prices are set to fall by 9% over the next two years, a government watchdog has warned.
It comes as the Chancellor revealed in his Autumn Statement that the Stamp Duty relief will end in 2025.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has released its own economic outlook following Jeremy Hunt’s Budget today.
The OBR, which keeps an eye on the government’s finances and spending, predicts that house prices are forecast will fall by 2024.
This is largely driven by higher mortgage rates as well as wider economic downturn, the report says.