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The pace of country house price growth appears to be slowing - but demand continues to outpace supply by some margin.

Agencies, analysts and commentators share their thoughts on the latest ONS stats, released this week, which showed the fastest price growth the capital has seen since 2016.

The latest official UK House Price Index tells of 10.6% inflation in the year to August.

National buying agency Garrington has updated its look, flexing a new logo (below) and new corporate colours in its latest market update.

New data from LonRes suggests activity levels could be about to rise again in the capital…

Every region and market sector saw asking prices rise to a record high last month, reports Rightmove; it's the first "full house" since 2007.

Scotland's top-end property prices have climbed by an average of 5.9% in the last year, with Edinburgh seeing 8.5% growth, according to Knight Frank's analysis.

London's average £1m home is only a third (36%) bigger than the overall average-sized home in the capital, says Savills. Buyers would get an average of 70% more space if they looked beyond the M25.

Average house prices increased again in September, but the latest RICS data suggest that the pace of growth is decelerating.

"There has never been a busier lettings market at any time over the last 20 years," says Knight Frank's head of prime lettings, David Mumby.

The market across England & Wales is finally rebalancing, reports Acadata, but there is little evidence of prices stagnating or falling…

The majority of Central London properties are currently about 4% adrift of where the market is, says James Hyman…