Chief executive of online estate agent House Simple , Alex Gosling , has described hopes of buyers returning to the market on a long - term basis as ‘ vain ’ after a report detailing a significant drop in listed properties during July . Gosling believes several factors could be to blame , including a normal slight drop in activity during the summer combined with a lack of seller confidence in the property market . managing director Miles Shipside recently commented that there is a large supply and demand discrepancy concerning starter homes , where there is a great need for new builds .
Chief executive of online estate agent House Simple, Alex Gosling, has described hopes of sellers returning to the market on a long-term basis as ‘vain’ after a report detailing a significant drop in listed properties during July. Gosling believes several factors could be to blame, including a normal slight decrease in activity during the summer combined with a lack of seller confidence in the property market. Rightmove director Miles Shipside recently commented that there is a large supply and demand discrepancy concerning starter homes, where there lies a great need for new builds.