The Market

£2.35 billion of capital was invested in the first six months of 2021.

Apartments across Great Britain are looking like good value, says Rightmove, at least when compared to detached houses, which have seen average asking prices rocket over the past 18 months.

The capital’s share of the high-value market has fallen below half for the first time on record.

The North West is still at the top of the regional table with annual inflation of 15.8%, while the capital has barely moved.

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.

£1.25 billion worth of sites were transacted in the first six months of the year, 48% up on the three-year average, and there’s ‘no sign of a summer lull’

Transaction volumes were 39% below the five-year average last month, reports LonRes, but ‘key metrics suggest the prime London markets are holding up well’.

The UK property market should start putting the distortions of the last 18 months behind it from the autumn, says Tom Bill

“The see-saw of high supply and low demand is tipping back the other way,” says Knight Frank. “Demand is coming from multiple sources and rental values are getting stronger as a result.”

In advance of new ROPA legislation, the House of Commons has published a potted history of estate agency regulation since 1979's Estate Agents Act.

Rightmove has flagged "a more sustained shift in buyer preference than initially thought" as demand for seaside properties outpaces demand fro city living.

Annual property price inflation in Prime Central London has picked up to 0.8%; the highest rate since May 2016.