20% say a fluctuating income means they’ve had to push back their property ownership ambitions.

The North East was the English region with the highest house price inflation.

This is the second month in a row that new seller pricing has fallen more than the norm.

68% of renters are eager to take on fixer-uppers to help get on the housing ladder, compared to 54% of home-owners.

The estate agent expects London to start outperforming other regions for the first time since 2015.

Recent tax changes and incoming council tax premiums for second homes have unsettled property investors and second homeowners, Zoopla says.

A typical property now costs £293,999, surpassing the previous peak set in June 2022.

Markets in the North are expected to see the strongest acceleration in growth, by up to 29%.

16% of homebuyers are now instructing a home condition survey with their property purchase.

Annual growth saw a slowdown from the 3.2% pace recorded the previous month.