The Market

US cities have seen the highest rates of prime property price growth in the last six months, reports Savills, as the firm predicts a slight slowdown across most world cities in the second half of this…

“There is significant scope for countries to improve the design and functioning of housing taxes,” declares the OECD, as it advises high-income economies including the UK to cut residential transaction…

Savills is forecasting a slow and steady recovery - rather than a sharp uptick - for London’s golden postcodes, unless high net worth foreign investors return in their pre-pandemic numbers…

The property market "has continued to defy expectations" through the latest (ongoing) batch of political and economic uncertainty, reports national buying agency Garrington, with most indices pointing…

Estate agents have seen rental stock levels climb steadily since February - but "this barely scratches the surface on what is needed in order to limit the ever-widening gap between supply and demand,"…

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Foxtons, Rightmove, HMRC, TwentyCi, Zoopla & more…

Perhaps this is the new normal, suggests TwentyCi…

Another market index tells of slowing buyer demand and less pressure on house prices.

HMRC recorded 55% fewer residential property sales in June this year compared to last; it's the slowest June in nine years.

More property sellers are getting closer to their asking price now than last year, with 41% of postcodes seeing the average deal being done at or above asking.

"There is no doubt that there is a cool breeze blowing in the London market,” says Roarie Scarisbrick of buying agency Property Vision - but the consensus amongst 21 prime property pundits canvassed…

The latest official house price index tells of a 1.2% monthly increase for the average UK home in May, up from a 0.4% rise in the same period last year.