are house prices going to drop 2016
London house prices forecast to drop 3.6% this year as mansion tax fears and stamp duty hit overseas demand-but rest of the UK will see a small rise. 1  CEBR forecasts UK prices to rise 1.5% in 2015 - they rose 10% last year. 2  London prices to pick up again in 2016 with 2.7% growth, rising 6% in 2017.