New buyer enquiries in London fell sharply in both March and April, as did house price expectations. With house prices already very high, the data point to a sharp slowdown in price growth and activity in the coming months. This is consistent with our view that house price inflation in the capital will slow to 0% y/y by the end of 2016.
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