Market Index

'We sense increased downward pressure on both prices and activity in the year ahead' for mainstream property markets, says JLL's research chief - 'but we don’t think this is necessarily the path the…

Demand for £2mn+ homes in London continued to climb in Q3, according to analysis of property portal data, while a lower proportion of open-market £10mn+ properties are finding buyers than last year.

A lower proportion of property listings were marked as sold in Q3 this year than last, reports GetAgent - with Bristol and London the only places to see an increase.

Current growth rates 'cannot be sustained,' says Savills, as its prime lettings index records the highest annual increase since it started in 1979.

'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…