Although the housing market wasn’t quite as weak in August as in recent months, the risk is that a further rebound in mortgage rates and/or speculation of tax rises ahead of the Budget dampens demand in the coming months. Either way, it’s looking increasingly likely that annual house price growth will fall short of our forecasts of 1.5% in Q4 of this year and 3.5% in Q4 of next year.
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