Myra Butterworth

The Middle East conflict continues to mean high energy prices that will cause inflation to rise again this year, warns the Bank of England.

Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, says landlords rushed to get their claims issued before the 31st July deadline.

"More properties are having to be reduced in price to sell at the moment,” reveals LRG’s chief executive Michael Cook.

"A foreign-sounding name is enough to invite an outright refusal to proceed," warns Sharpwell Property Law's Tatiana Sharposhnikova.

"High stamp duty costs, higher mortgage rates and weaker price growth are seeing many households stay put," says Connells' Aneisha Beveridge.

Estate agents are sceptical that any political party has the answers to Britain's housing challenges, says the research's Simon Leadbetter.

A new national landlord database must "not simply duplicate information" already submitted through licensing schemes, warns Propertymark.

Landlord Resource's Jack Malnick says: “Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will represent the biggest change to landlord reporting in decades."

London saw the strongest monthly rental price rises, driving higher representative salary requirements for tenants, reveals Propertymark's Kim Lidbury.

"For first-time buyers, there is a silver-lining, with house prices more or less standing still," says Moneyfactscompare.co.uk's Adam French.