Property site Rightmove says northern prices will rise in as London starts to bottom out
The average price of a home will rise by 2% over the next year, with northern regions performing more strongly than those further south, according to predictions from the UK’s largest property website.
Rightmovesaid it expects to see asking prices rise by 2% in – and that the election result could pave the way for increased housing market activity this coming spring.
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But a re-acceleration next year, even to just 2% growth, will mean buyers having to pay £ 6, more for the average home.
Rightmove director Miles Shipside welcomes the certainty produced by the election landslide. “The greater certainty afforded by a majority government gives an opportunity for a more active spring moving season, with some release of several years of pent-up demand.”
He added: “There will be regional variations. London is finally showing tentative signs of bottoming out, and we expect a more modest price rise of 1% in all of the southern regions where buyer affordability remains most stretched.
“In contrast, the largest increases will be in the more northerly regions, repeating the pattern of with increases in the range of 2% to 4%. ”
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Chestertons, an estate agent with offices in 64 upmarket locations around the capital, said a bounceback in London prices could be swift.
Guy Gittins, the managing director of Chestertons, said: “We expect that the significant pent-up buyer demand which has been waiting for Brexit clarity will now be released. Sellers will in turn be encouraged by the increase in demand and are likely to start putting their properties on the market in greater numbers, and the increase in sales could see prices bounce back quite quickly.
“We have already seen how quickly confidence can rebound, with the pound surging to its highest level since June last year and the FTSE
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