The Market

Today's unsurprising decision 'suggests that bringing interest rates down will be a test of stamina not speed,' notes Jackson-Stops boss.

Next month's Budget could send shockwaves through every stratum of the property market, writes veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.

Yet London rental prices 'remained stable' through the Summer, reports lettings agency.

It's a "super-rich explosion", declares Henley & Partners, as the number of individuals with more than US$100mn to their name soars - but "the geography of extreme affluence is shifting".

You could count the number of £30mn-plus sales that happened in the last year on two hands.

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.