Tenancy renewals climb in the ‘Big Stay Put’

"Unless high net worth foreign investors return in their pre-pandemic numbers, we can expect the market to continue to recover at a slow and steady pace, rather than with a sharp uptick," says Savills.

"It is little surprise that housing market activity is now losing some momentum," says the RICS - but most surveyors "still anticipate prices will be modestly higher than current levels in a year’s time.

13% of homes went for more than their original asking price last month, according to Propertymark, up from 8% in July and 10% in June.