Bleak end to the year for the UK’s resi auction market

"We can confidently predict a strong end to the year," says Knight Frank, "just less frenetic than the first six months."

Runaway property price growth in the regions is likely to soften from next year, predicts Savills, while Prime Central London prices are set for a sharp upwards bounce once international travel resumes.

Prime Central London has seen annual property price growth for the first time since before the EU Referendum, reports Knight Frank.