Hottest demand for two bedrooms or fewer as prices hit new high
New analysis from Rightmove shows the biggest gap between demand and supply is in the first-time buyer sector.
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Prices surge to new record as buyers act but sellers hold back
Six out of ten regions set new record price highs as supply/demand imbalance continues to heads north.
Brakes removed from housing market as pre-election uncertainty is lifted
Pre-election drop of 0.1% (-£242) on price of property coming to market, the first fall in May since the last general election in 2010.
House prices close to all-time high – will ‘granlords’ drive them higher?
Average new seller asking price is just £30 below June 2014 record as high demand reduces the impact of tighter lending controls
Structural housing shortage results in not enough sellers and rising prices
Decades of inadequate provision of homes to satisfy demand are having an increasing effect, with a tight-stock market resulting in a shortage of quality property to trade up to.
Rightmove records busiest ever month as visits from home hunters hit 100 million for first time
More home hunters than ever before searched for and researched property on Rightmove in January, leading to a number of new records.
Record start to 2015 but sellers will have to work harder this year
Price of property coming to market up 1.4% (+£3,798) in a month where prices usually fall