Asking prices might go up in the New Year as fresh movers try their luck and agents look to win instructions by pricing high when they value clients' properties. Asking prices and agreed sale prices are rarely the same thing though. I don't think actual sale prices will go up. Too much going on at the minute. Too many distractions and concerns - when the election is out of the way (and you never know, it might be a seismic result) Brexit will not be going away. As for a buyers' market, the flow the the market still favours the seller. There are more buyers out there than available stock, it's just that the market is much slower at the moment, so most listings sell because the vendor is reasonable and understands that there isn't a queue of buyers waiting to come in - they'll still come but it's a trickle. If no buyers show then the most obvious problem will likely be overpricing. In a slower market buyers have more choices, and more time to consider whether they offer, and they will of course act according to price as well as all their other buying criteria.