‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ shelled out almost £9bn to first-time property buyers in 2022
Nearly half of all mortgaged first-time buyers relied on family money to get on the property ladder last year - and Savills expects this proportion to rise to three in five as Help to Buy ends.
Ten interesting stats about the property market in 2019
Fridays are the busiest days for moving home; the average UK home-mover moves just nine miles away from their previous property, and London accounted for more than 12% of all home-moves in 2019.
UK property prices have increased three-times as fast as earnings since 2008
The average value of a UK home has risen by 43% over the last decade, while the average wage has increased by 15% - and mortgage payments have trickled up by just 3%
Westminster crowned London’s ‘best performing’ borough for property in 2019
From house price growth to sustainability, rental value to construction activity, CBRE has totted-up the property performance of each London borough in 2019 - coming up with a series of top ten "winners"...
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
London Square buys 800-home Earl’s Court scheme
Aldar-owned developer completes another significant resi acquisition in SW London.
Burnham’s rise revives the big property tax question
The former Manchester Mayor and Prime Ministerial hopeful has been a long-standing advocate of a Land Value Tax to replace Stamp Duty.
Property Industry Reactions: Starmer resigns, opening the door for a Burnham premiership
UPDATED: It's a 'double whammy,' says Becky Fatemi - 'uncertainty over future policy, followed by concern about the policies themselves.
Part-complete luxury resi project near Buckingham Palace offered for £35mn
Rare PCL development play 'ready for immediate start on site'.
Strutt & Parker recruits Knight Frank’s Glanville to lead prime cities push
BNP Paribas-backed agency steps up expansion across key regional markets.
‘Change’: Charles Curran on what a Burnham premiership could mean for London’s prime property market
'We see Mr Burnham as a negative for the Prime Central London property market for second home owners, foreign owners and landlords,' writes estate agency boss.
‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
Knight Frank recruits Savills sales chief Kelly to lead London resi teams
Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
In Pictures: John D Wood & Co.’s Summer Party 2026
Venerable estate agency held its annual bash in Belgravia last week.
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Berkeley profits drop by nearly 15%
The major housebuilder has bought just three sites in the last three years, as economic and political challenges thwart activity.
Notting Hill & Bayswater specialist joins Harding Green
Brokerage recruits well-known former Marsh & Parsons director.
Trevor Abrahmsohn: My radical solution to ending bad buyer behaviour
Any ‘instant contract’ system will still be riddled with legal exits large enough to drive a removal lorry through - there is a much better solution available, says veteran agent.