Country home renaissance to continue in 2022, predicts Jackson-Stops

National estate agency Strutts is forecasting price growth of between 20% and 35% by 2025 across the UK, and somewhere between 15% and 35% over five years in Prime Central London.

Dexters plans to open six new estate agency branches in London this year, as it forecasts strong growth in both prime sales and lettings markets.

Property prices may prove "resilient" in the face of rising interest rates and costs of living, but transaction numbers are "likely to slow as the year wears on," warn surveyors.