‘The post-stamp duty holiday lull has proven to be short-lived’ – Hamptons

'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.

Rightmove data reveals a dip in buyer demand as temperatures soared - but things seem to have settled down now.

'June’s survey results offer some cautious encouragement that the worst of the slowdown in market activity may be beginning to pass,' says Head of Market Research & Analysis Tarrant Parsons.