Surveyors: ‘There is considerable concern about the prospect of a sharp slowdown in transaction activity’
The pace of property demand growth "does appear to be losing a bit of steam and slowing", reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as house prices continue to rise.
Return to school drives sharp pick-up in sales & lettings enquiries
"Home schooling is turning to home searching," says Carter Jonas, as parents "refocus and prepare for a move in time for September 2021 and the start of the new school year."
Stock shortage thwarts home-buying activity
Surveyors reported a small dip in sales volumes despite rising buyer enquiries in October, as house-hunters struggled to find suitable homes to buy.
Housing market activity ‘continues at strong pace’, but the longer-term outlook is ‘increasingly negative’ – RICS
Surveyors across the UK reported a continued rise in demand, supply, prices and agreed sales in September - but the consensus is that things will turn in the next 12 months...
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