The government is still failing to address the issue of
housing supply, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
In its latest survey, RICS said the number of homes for sale had sunk to a
record low. As a result, demand was outstripping supply, it said, and prices
were likely to see further "sizeable gains". But the government
insisted that more homes were being built, particularly on brownfield sites. Demand
from buyers is rising at its quickest rate for 18 months, according to RICs. At the same time, the average number of properties for
sale per surveyor sank to 47 in July, the lowest figure on record. Read more on
the RICS website.
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