Sales

Buyer demand remains strong in London, reports Chestertons - but the estate agency carried out 34% fewer market appraisals in October than in September...

Residential transaction volumes are likely to drop to under three-quarters of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, suggests Savills, and not recover until 2025.

Current predictions of a long and drawn-out recession are overdone, writes Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Knight Frank, JLL, Credit Suisse, Savills, London House & more…

Weak UK housing market data in October is not a reliable indicator for what comes next.

Savills has updated its five-year property market forecasts, predicting price drops in all regions and sectors in 2023.

After falling out of favour during the race for space, flat sales have now returned to pre-pandemic levels.

House prices crashes have been rare in the UK, says JLL's research chief, Marcus Dixon - and average prices have never slumped by more than 20%.

It's 'not yet an unambiguous sign of a housing market slowdown', insists Knight Frank.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from TwentyCi, Zoopla, Savills, Oxford Economics & more…

'How far the new PM can wind back the clock is a significant question for the UK housing market.'

'Homeowners wanting to sell in 2023 will need to be realistic on price and may have to forgo some of the pandemic price gains to achieve a sale in 2023,' says Zoopla's research director, Richard Donnell.