Market Index

'With some sellers still holding out for last year’s prices, it’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown,' says Hamptons.

'We’ve been really feeling the pressure of having to manage the mounting number of enquiries for each rental property we have available,' complains one letting agent.

But top-end buyers' price expectations are still 'markedly lower' than sellers' across prime London, says Savills.

Far fewer deals are taking place in prime London than at this time last year.

Scotland is now the UK's 'top performing' prime property market.

August saw net mortgage approvals for house purchases fall to the lowest level since February.

'The rapid approach of peak rates is coinciding with a modest improvement in housing market conditions in some key global markets,' says Knight Frank.

House prices have fallen annually for the first time in a decade, according to the latest index from property portal Zoopla, as sales supply improves and a 'buyers' market' continues.

The latest weekly data from LonRes shows a continuing spike in asking price reductions across both sales and rental markets.

Monthly survey of UK estate agencies shows a bounce in market activity through August.

Benham and Reeves highlights a much cooler property market in the capital, although there were several bright spots of prime buying activity in Q3.

A 0.5% monthly increase took the annual rate of change down to just +0.6% in July, according to the latest official house price index.