In an extraordinary development, asking prices rose in May - according to Rightmove - by 1.2%. What's more, the figure masks a significant amount of regional variation... the majority of regions showed reduced expectations, but in the house price happy south east, homeowners have been asking 6% more for their homes. Optimism? An attempt to factor the inevitable negotiation into the asking price? Whatever... it's unlikely to help. More here.

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