Forecasts

A Conservative majority is the only scenario that will lead to positive house price growth in 2020, predicts buying agent and market pundit Henry Pryor

Prime Central London is set to become one of the UK's strongest-performing markets, predicts Savills, flipping a trend seen since 2014.

Property prices could crash by as much as a fifth if Boris Johnson pursues a no-deal Brexit, says accountancy giant;

UK house prices are likely to rise by a 'sluggish' 1% this year, predicts consultancy firm PwC, 'implying a 1% decline in real terms'

'There’s effectively three years’ worth of people who haven’t put their house on the market, creating a "Brexit bottleneck" which will lead to a sharp correction when they do'

Two-thirds of London homeowners are expecting property prices to rise by the end of the year; one third are expecting further price falls, according to Zoopla

More than 31,000 new private homes are in the planning pipeline in South East London, with property prices forecast to rise by some 17% over the next five years

Political uncertainty, affordability constraints and policy changes have all taken a toll on demand in the UK housing market, warns the BoE in its latest inflation report;

'The latest near-term indicators of housing market activity point to a significant weakening', warns the Office for Budget Responsibility, as it anticipates falling property prices and transaction numbers…

"Despite a darkening economic outlook, wealth creation will remain a constant in 2019," predicts Knight Frank in its new Wealth Report.

UK property prices 'are approaching the limit that current incomes and credit conditions can support', says CBRE, and 'there is little to suggest a rebound in sales volumes'.

South China Morning Post: If you’re going to buy a house in Hong Kong, live in it, warns tycoon Li Ka-shing