Property indices paused
The LSL Acadata house price index will not be published for the next three months, due to the Coronavirus's "significant disruption [to] the volume of housing market activity and the timely flow of market statistics"
Residential property transaction numbers slip by 1.8%
The number of residential property deals fell between August and September - but is higher than it was last year
Most surveyors believe Covid-19 will drive property demand away from urban areas, high rise blocks & communal spaces
The latest RICS survey of surveyors included a question about potential shifts in the desirability of certain features of properties over the next two years.
The property market is showing ‘far more resilience than had been expected’
There's been "a strong initial bounce-back in all metrics" since the property market lockdown was lifted on 13th May, reports Rightmove - but 175,000 vendors are "missing the market".
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Prime Central London price declines to ‘bottom out’ early next year – JLL
UK house prices set for +20% growth in the next five years, predicts leading property consultancy.
High-value sales jump as Budget clarity brings ‘short-term relief’ in Prime London
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