RICS: UK House Price Balance Edges Up in July

11:27 PM EDT, 08/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The UK Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors house price balance stood at -30% in July, up from the revised -32% in the previous month, according to residential market survey data released Thursday. The reading signaled more price declines than increases in the housing sector. House price expectations for the next three months stayed weak, with the balance at -31%, while the 12-month outlook was optimistic at 4%.