UK housing market flatlines as transactions sink to five-year low
Prices hold steady for the third month in a row, while sales volumes weaken to lowest level seen since 2013, says LSL & Acadata
Prices hold steady for the third month in a row, while sales volumes weaken to lowest level seen since 2013, says LSL & Acadata
Property demand ‘nears a seven-year low’ as ‘buyers approach the market with caution’
There was an average of 252 would-be buyers registered per estate agency branch in February, according to the NAEA. That's 18% fewer than a year ago, and 46% fewer than in 2016.
Four reasons to be optimistic about the prime London housing market
There will obviously be significant challenges for the industry and the wider economy in the months ahead, says LonRes, but a few fundamentals should put the prime market in good stead to recover once…
‘Cautious optimism’ returns to the market as property portal reports a start-of-year flurry
Asking prices, new listings and website traffic are all up, says Rightmove - but the traditional January asking price bump is still well below the ten-year average
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