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Annual price inflation in the North West is now running at 15.7%, reports Acadata.

“Best and final offers have become much more common place over recent months," say property agents in Devon and Cornwall.

Three regions have seen asking prices climb by more than 10% in the last year-or-so, says Rightmove, while Greater London has seen prices flatline.

“The tax changes introduced from 2016 onwards have undoubtedly taken the heat out of the buy-to-let market," argues Hamptons' research chief Aneisha Beveridge.

'To think that this activity continues in the midst of a global pandemic is completely astounding', says the national agency, retaining its previous prediction of 5% best-case scenario growth in 2021.

The number of new sales and lettings instructions fell back sharply in April, according to the RICS, while demand continued to rise.

Rightmove has revealed where most home-hunters are signing up for instant property alerts.

142 property sales above £5 million were recorded in Prime Central London in the first four months of this year, reports Savills, with a combined value of £1.42 billion.

Exactly one year ago today the UK’s property market re-opened for business, emerging after nearly seven weeks in lockdown;

Fewer new homes sold in London during the first three months of 2021 than in any quarter since 2012, while construction starts hit a ten-year low.

Tom Bill digs deeper into the imbalance between supply and demand that’s been putting upwards pressure on prices...

Over 37,000 properties changed hands off-market in the first three months of 2021, according to new data.