Market report – asking price growth slows…

… to its lowest since February 2012, according to Rightmove. September asking prices were just 0.9% above the same month a year ago. At the bottom of the market, things were worse, with properties with two or fewer bedrooms showing a drop of 0.1%. Accompanying comment points to Government policy aimed at driving landlords out of this part of the market, to subdue prices for first-time buyers.