House prices are widely expected to fall this year, as soaring mortgage rates substantially cut how much buyers can borrow.
But there is a wide gulf between the predictions that various property experts have issued. They range from falls of 12pc, forecast by analysts Capital Economics and Oxford Economics, to modest slumps of 1pc to 2pc, being predicted by estate agents Chestertons and Jackson-Stops. Hamptons has predicted prices will be flat.
So which forecasts should be trusted this year? The Telegraph examined the expert predictions for 2022 – and whether they came true.