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Key metrics are all up in 2024, reports major agency, telling vendors 'now is the window to sell' before the general election.

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There are signs of a seasonal pick-up in activity but higher mortgage rates are keeping demand in check, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.

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Home-buying activity is on the up but 'a big bounce back in house prices this year still seems unlikely,' says Aneisha Beveridge of Hamptons.

'There is still a strong perception that activity in the market will pick up in the latter part of the year and into 2025, irrespective of any political uncertainty around the general election,' says the…

Fresh LonRes data suggests a relative rush of repricing activity in prime London over the last few weeks.

Lucian Cook's team now expects property values to rise in every region in 2024, with locations furthest from London holding the greatest 'capacity for growth' over the next five years.

'The outlook isn’t exactly gloomy, but neither does the warmer weather signal lift-off for the market,' says Knight Frank's Tom Bill.

'The gap between asking prices and market expectations has narrowed slightly but remains significant,' says estate agency trade body.

Buying agency warns househunters not to be swayed by 'the seduction of spring', explaining what professionals take notice of when viewing a property at this time of year.

London's biggest estate agency has shared data on the number of buyer enquiries it receives, highlighting branches that have seen demand more than double compared to last year.