Demand climbs in PCL, but deal numbers dwindle

'The wearisome state of British politics that has arisen from Brexit – particularly in the last six months – continues to take their toll on UK housing,' says the Royal Institue of Chartered Surveyors.

Surveyors 'sense little prospect of a turnaround' in the short-term, says the RICS, 'as concerns over the potential impact of Brexit, alongside affordability constraints continue to cause buyers and sellers…

This year's falling prices and dwindling transactions may be "a short-term trend", says Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as more prospective buyers line up in Prime Central London