Estate agents report highest ever number of December house-hunters
"Although December shows the usual festive lull compared with previous months, demand has still been incredibly high when compared against pre-pandemic data with more house hunters registered than in any other December," says Propertymark's CEO Nathan Emerson.
Estate agents report drop in buyer demand, but house prices continue to climb – RICS
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Country house market picks up pace as sellers ‘sense a slowdown’
“Having taken stock during the first three months of the year people are now coming to market and being decisive," says Russell Grieve, office head at Knight Frank Haslemere.
Number of £500k house price hotspots up 50% since the start of the pandemic
One in six local areas across Britain now has an average house price in excess of £500,000, says Savills.
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