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47% fewer property sales were agreed in prime London last week compared to the same week last year, according to the latest LonRes/PrimeResi market data.

Average values across the prime postcodes are now roughly in line with early-2014 levels, reports LonRes.

'There has been more to be positive about in 2023 than many thought there would be at this time last year,' says Rightmove's top property market analyst.

Investors are buying fewer rental properties than at any time since 2010, according to fresh Hamptons data.

The pace of house price declines 'has levelled-off in recent weeks', reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

'As mortgage rates reach their highest since 2008, economic growth remains subdued and weakening housing market sentiment drives down demand,' says the EY ITEM Club in its latest forecast.

October's registrations, exchanges and viewings were at similar levels to those recorded just after the ill-fated mini-Budget in 2022.

Short-term property lending has increased, while the traditional mortgage market has slumped in the face of rising interest rates.

Two-thirds of cities tracked by Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index have seen property values increase through the last year.

Negative numbers abound in our latest weekly sit rep for the prime London property market.

'The risk of a major collapse in house prices is becoming less of a concern,' says Zoopla, although some areas could see a 5% decline next year.

41% fewer property sales were agreed in prime London last week compared to the same week in 2022, according to the latest PrimeResi Data Hub update.