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Mortgage lending rises
January's mortgage lending data shows activity is running above pre-pandemic levels.
PCL buying agency ‘inundated’ as city living regains appeal
The great retreat from urban life appears to have gone into reverse, says Black Brick
Heatmapped: London property prices set to rise 19% in the next five years; rents by 14% – CBRE
CBRE's eighth annual "borough-by-borough" research report tracks property market, demographic and lifestyle trends across the capital.
Record year for Scottish estate sales, as climate action drives demand
A record £250mn was spent on Scottish estate acquisitions last year, reports Strutt & Parker.
Average time to sell drops below 250 days
Market delays brought on by a 'perfect storm' appear to be clearing
Prime London buyers securing the biggest discounts in Mayfair & St James’s
The average reduction from the original asking price is at nearly 8% in PCL’s most expensive postcodes, according to new analysis
PCL property prices still set to rise up to 10% this year, predicts Strutt & Parker
"We expect to see a very competitive market this year," says Guy Robinson, Head of Residential at Strutt & Parker.
90% of buyers hampered by lack of options as stock squeeze hits home
Almost all prime buyers surveyed by Savills reported a dearth of choice in the market
Rightmove records biggest ever monthly asking price jump
"People are by no means done with their pandemic-driven moves," says Britain's biggest property portal, which has just recorded record house price inflation.
Ranked: Britain’s next £1,000 psf postcodes
All the UK's "£1k psf" postcodes - where the median property price exceeds £1,000 per square foot - are in London, but raging price inflation in the regions means some enclaves outside the capital are…
Ranked: Britain’s regional ‘golden postcodes’
The Times has crunched house price data to come up with a list of these "golden postcodes" across England and Wales - regional enclaves with the highest property values per square foot.
Propertymark reports 80% jump in new instructions, but sales stock remains at a record low
"There is certainly no let-up in demand, but the supply line appears to be recovering at a quicker pace and edging towards a rebalancing of the market," says Propertymark chief Nathan Emerson.