Rightmove says mortgage rates will be crucial in determining the level of buyer activity for the rest of the year.

Rightmove says mortgage rates will be crucial in determining the level of buyer activity for the rest of the year.
Maria Harris, chair of the Open Property Data Association, explores how digitisation will significantly reduce delays, lower fall-through rates, and build trust within the housing...
Annual data shows that the number of affordable homes being started in London last year was the second lowest on record.
Feedback on new buyer enquiries and agreed sales remains relatively downbeat.
Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland see strongest annual price growth.
Communications between parties is seen as the most challenging part of the process.
Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), explores what policy changes government and regulators could introduce to boost mortgage...
On a seasonally adjusted basis, transactions were 104% higher than March 2024.
Prices fell by 0.6% between March and April.
The biggest decline is in younger first-time buyers, the Association found.