House prices are expected to fall by an eye-watering 13% this year due to coronavirus uncertainty. The housing market's collapse will be sparked by plummeting incomes and job losses as the pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy, The national lockdown to try and slow down the contagion has been dubbed "a major economic shock" by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), who made the prediction.
It comes as businesses warn of thousands of redudnancies once the Government's Jobs Retentions scheme comes to an close in June.
The CEBR said coronavirus will send shockwaves through almost every town, city and industry in the UK, even after lockdown measures are relaxed.