When Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23rd June 2016, many predicted the UK housing market was heading for trouble. Then Chancellor, George Osborne, warned house prices could fall by as much as 18%.

For much of the last two decades, bungalows have quietly slipped out of fashion. Overshadowed by those glossy new build developments, three storey townhouses and open plan ‘modern living’, they became seen by many as somewhere only your granny lives rather than an aspirational home move.

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The rental market remains active in May 2026, but conditions are changing. Demand is still strong, rent growth has eased, and tenant expectations are rising. Here is what landlords should be thinking about now.