OPDA's Maria Harris reacts to autumn property transactions upturn and Budget housing funding

Created Oct 30, 2026 • AI-generated summary

Cherry press release (30 October 2026): Maria Harris, Chair of the Open Property Data Association, reacts to the autumn upturn in UK property transactions (HMRC data), calling it encouraging despite remaining below the same time last year. She cites the previous day's Budget confirmation of £4.7bn for the Your First Home scheme, warns the improvement risks being wasted without systemic change, and calls on the industry to rally around smart data and trusted data standards so first-home transactions do not get stuck. Membership limited to coverage of this OPDA/Maria Harris statement.