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- Annual house price inflation slows to 5.3% down from 8.6% last year
- Buyer demand and sales volumes are 20-50% lower than a year ago but slightly ahead of the pre- pandemic years (2017-2019)
- Sellers having to accept an average 4.5% discount to the asking price to achieve a sale – the highest for 5 years as a buyers’ market takes hold
- Average discount to asking price is £14,000 meaning sellers are having to forgo a third of their pandemic house price gains
- Broad based repricing of housing underway – UK house price inflation set to move into low negative year-on-year by summer
- Market is still on track for a soft landing with modest price falls of up to 5% and 1m sales in 2023
