Estate agents report drop in buyer demand, but house prices continue to climb – RICS
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.
UK house prices hit a four-year high as demand for outside space continues to climb
"The latest RICS survey provides firm evidence of a strong uplift in activity in the housing market which should help support the wider economy gain traction over the coming months," says RICS' Chief Economist…
‘Medium term expectations for house prices and private rents have barely been dented by Covid’ – RICS
Strong demand continued to drive sales activity in October, according to the latest survey of Chartered Surveyors. But things are likely to turn as 2021 progresses...
UK house prices to rise 20% in the next five years, predicts JLL
Property price inflation "will be driven by mortgaged households who have seen high wage growth, housing equity growth over the past decade and can now also access historically low mortgage rates," says…
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