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Estate agency Haart has warned that extended Brexit negotiations could cause property transactions to dip by 20 per cent in 2019.

Haart’s figures show that buyer registrations are up by 37 per cent, but Brexit uncertainty is holding back transaction levels.

Some 84% of British homeowners expect property prices in their area to rise over the next six months, up 14% from November 2017, according to Zoopla.

Its ‘Housing Market Sentiment’ survey found that property prices are expected to rise by 6.9% in the respondents' areas over the same period, up from 4.9% in November 2017 - the largest increase in consumer confidence since the first half of 2016.