‘Buyer & seller activity remains in a holding pattern, hampered by political & economic uncertainty’ – RICS
“Given the upcoming general election next month, it appears unlikely that these trends will pick-up to any meaningful extent over the remainder of this year”, warns the RICS' Chief Economist
‘Transaction levels indicate that the markets are relatively stable during this time of economic & political uncertainty’ – Strutt & Parker
Transaction volumes in PCL grew by 5.3% from H1 2018 to H1 2019, says Strutt & Parker, driven by a quite dramatic surge in activity under £2m
Housing market activity ‘unlikely to shift up materially in 2020’ – RICS
Surveyors predict 2% growth for UK house prices this year, but no improvement in transaction volumes
Property market activity builds in Prime Central London
Knight Frank reports more exchanges going through above £2m, more offers being made, and more viewings taking place
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