The Market

Zoopla's latest index tells of a sharp rise in home-buyer demand, pushing house price growth into positive territory.

'Best-in-class stock is still moving quickly, but broadly there is much less urgency in the market,' says Savills.

Listings in the PCL neighbourhood are taking an average of 135 days to find a buyer, new Rightmove analysis shows.

As a 'painful' Autumn Statement looms, Black Brick boss Camilla Dell shares her views on what the Chancellor should address.

'Interest rates simply haven’t fallen as quickly as many buyers may have hoped, so there remains a sense of buyer hesitation across the market,' says GetAgent after trawling Rightmove data.

More new instructions and more homes going under offer than at this time last year, but fewer sales being agreed and more price reductions...

Offer levels during the last three months were down by over a quarter on the five-year average, reports Knight Frank; average prices are now 7.4% below their last peak in Q2 2022.

Bank of England data show an increase in mortgage approvals, remortgaging activity, and in net borrowing.

"Prospective tax changes in the impending budget have caused buyers to become more cautious in the prime housing markets, offsetting the benefit of lower interest rates," says Savills.

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Treasury 'fears some measures may fail to raise any money' if more HNWIs vote with their feet; boss of major property firm warns wider Labour language is 'halting investment and decisions' .

Montenegro's real estate market 'stands at a pivotal juncture' as the country looks towards EU membership, writes Natasa Grdinic of CMM Investment Consulting Group.