Record number of homes selling at or above asking price

London leavers bought 85% more homes outside the capital in the first half of this year than in H1 2019.

"House prices have risen significantly faster since the start of the pandemic than we had expected, says the Office of Budget Responsibility.

"We’re more likely to see a continuation of modest price growth, such as we’ve witnessed during the last five years, rather than a boom followed by a bust," says Hamptons, as it forecasts the start…