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Sales volumes have been running below previous years' tallies since Stamp Duty rates were increased at the start of April.

Property investors are looking North for returns as costs rise, says Hamptons

Survey of surveyors reveals 'further signs of strain' for the housing market in April, as Stamp Duty bills jumped.

Supply builds as few sales agreed over the Easter holidays.

Official numbers suggest a 104% year-on-year spike in residential sales in the run-up to the end of the Stamp Duty 'holiday'.

A lumpy sales market in the capital as deal numbers dwindle following a late-March surge.

Fresh property portal data indicate house price growth is losing momentum, but buying & selling activity remains higher than last year.

Tenant demand has eased but 'the rental market is still really busy,' says Rightmove.

Foxtons reports a 14% rise in new rental instructions from February to March, and an 11% increase in prospective tenants.

A predictable holiday slump in agreed sales & new instructions for Easter.

After surging upward for most of the last three years, the pace of rental growth has been running below wider consumer price inflation for the last five months.

Stock is piling up in Prime London's property market, as agents list more homes for sale than are being bought.