Property industry unveils Project 28: A charter for faster, more certain property transactions.

New buyer enquiries fall for a second straight month, with a decline in agreed sales also reported.

England shows a North/South divide, with the North East recording the fastest pace of growth.

Prices fell 0.1% month-on-month.

The figures show an increase in transactions, underlining the resilience of buyers despite recent inflationary pressures.

Market conditions have already softened since the end of the stamp duty holiday in March.

Less than half of UK homebuyers are confident that Labour will deliver on its pledge to deliver more homes.

Independent research confirms the need for industry and government to co-create a property data trust framework with the OPDA.

The total paid so far this year is £8bn – an 21% increase on the £6.6bn paid in the same period last year.

The North East was the English region with the highest house price inflation, at 7.8%.