The Market

Property industry reactions to the latest UK House Price Index, featuring insights from Chestertons, Foxtons, Fine & Country, Propertymark, SPF Private Clients and more.

Market indices have given sellers false hope, reports buying agent Emma Fildes, and there is an air of desperation amongst those who went too big on price before the summer.

A flurry of price cuts in the capital's high-value property markets.

Savills estimates that 22,100 non-doms are likely to be exposed to proposed tax changes.

Annual growth moved upwards to 2.6% last month, reports LonRes.

'With many buyers spoilt for choice and sellers keen to get a deal done, generous discounts are still achievable for buyers who do their homework and negotiate effectively,' says Garrington.

Even by usual summer holiday standards, August was a quiet one in the prime postcodes, reports LonRes.

Jessica Tomlinson explains what's been driving the big swings in rental market conditions over the past five years, and the impact on values.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove, Zoopla & more...

Asking prices have jumped up by twice as mush as the long-run average for this time of year.

The pace of annual rental growth across the UK has eased from +12% in August last year to +5% last month, but Hamptons points to some pronounced regional differences.

'Whilst digital and AI technology has evolved rapidly, rogue tenants have also evolved with it, becoming increasingly more inventive in how they trick the system,' warns Benham and Reeves.