Market Index

Rental prices continue to climb at an eye-watering pace, reports Hamptons, as capital growth tails off.

Knight Frank expects Edinburgh's average property value to drop 10% over the next 18 months.

July's survey of surveyors yields 'concerning' insights on both sales and lettings markets across the UK.

“We are starting to see a noticeable shift in stock from the sales markets to the lettings market as owners are not able to sell for the asking price,” says Knight Frank.

Prime Central London property prices fell 0.9% in the year to July, according to Knight Frank's last index - which was the largest drop since April 2021. Prime Outer London saw a 0.

38% of prime London property listings have had their asking price reduced, which Coutts bank says "demonstrates the continued willingness of sellers to let properties go cheaply and take the income available,…

Slowdown "is not a temporary aberration but looks to be a shift in the UK property market’s landscape for the second half of the year," says top buying agency.

Zoopla expects average UK property prices to be 5% lower by the end of the year - but that would still be 15% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

The latest Foxtons data tells of a traditional Summertime surge of activity in the rental market.

'Some of the major housebuilders are cautiously returning to the land market,' says Savills - although 'many are still largely out of the market.'

"Despite quickly rising prices, rental homes are continuing to let at speed and many landlords are still being met with long queues of prospective tenants wanting to view and rent their property," says…

'It is clear that a core portion of the country are still looking to get moving and are not put off by current conditions,' says Propertymark.