DETERIORATING SENTIMENT AS COVID-19 IMPACTS
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors recent ‘UK Residential Market Survey‘ has reported that despite the residential property market experiencing a notable pickup in momentum at the start of the year, sentiment across the market has deteriorated sharply as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The survey highlights that following three consecutive monthly increases, new buyer demand came to an immediate halt in March, with a net balance of -74% of respondents across the UK reporting a fall in enquiries, and a net balance of -69% saw a decline in sales volumes. New instructions also tailed off sharply and inventory levels reached a record low of on average 40 properties per branch in March.
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