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'The number of properties available to buy is recovering from the mad dash we had before,' says Propertymark boss Nathan Emerson.

77% of letting agents reported rising rents in August, says industry trade body.

Higher mortgage rates are reducing home-buying power by "as much as 28%", warns property portal.

Asking prices continue to climb despite mounting economic pressures, reports Britain's biggest property portal.

"We’re still a long way off a housing market crash, but things are showing signs of cooling somewhat," reports TwentyCi.

Knight Frank conducted 16% fewer country house viewings last month than in a typical August, but accepted 33% more offers.

'It won’t become a tenants’ market any time soon,' writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as the firm's latest PCL index tells of continued double-digit rental growth.

Last month's step-up in the pace of property price inflation "tells us more about how a stamp duty holiday can alter the course of the housing market than where prices are headed next," suggests Knight…

'A short-term boost appears likely from a government already in pre-election giveaway mode,' writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill.

"There is no real prospect of significantly improved rental supply in the near term," says the Zoopla team, "as private landlords continue to sell off homes due to tax and regulatory changes and renters…

Surveyors have reported the steepest decline in home-buyer enquiries since the early days of the pandemic.

"Global housing markets have wrongfooted us this quarter," says the Knight Frank research team, as property markets continued to post strong growth.