Dec
19
Britain’s House Prices Could Come to a Standstill in 2018
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Property prices will likely come to a standstill next year
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Growth in regions including northwest will offset London fall
U.K. house prices will stagnate next year, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Overall growth will come to a halt as the number of transactions falls slightly, RICS said in a report Wednesday, with a continued dearth of supply preventing outright declines. Some regions are set to see gains, offsetting slumps in London and the southeast. Political and economic uncertainty, tax changes, a lack of stock, stretched affordability and the Bank of England’s rate hike in November are all influencing factors, according to the report…