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Prime property demand rises in London
Benham and Reeves has tracked which London locations have the highest proportion of open-market property listings that have been marked as sold or under offer.
Rightmove reports busiest ever festive period
House hunters and property vendors were out in force between Christmas and the New Year, reports Britain's biggest portal.
Scotland’s prime property market set to stay hot in 2022
“We’ve seen significant competition for homes throughout the year and I can’t see that changing in 2022,” says Edward Douglas-Home, head of Scottish residential at Knight Frank.
Country houses out-performed in 2021, but PCL’s property market is primed to ‘bounce rapidly’ this year
Savills expects prime regional price growth to moderate this year, while Prime Central London prices feel ready to surge upwards.
London’s super-prime resi market to boom in 2022 as agents line up £100m mega-listings
Around half a dozen homes valued at up to £100m are due to be listed for sale in the coming months.
Mortgage lending bounces to nearer-normal levels
67,000 home purchase mortgages were approved in November, according to the Bank of England; the lowest figure since June 2020, but near the 12-month average up to February 2020.
‘Vintage year’ for the prime country house market as top-end prices surge 20%
“I’ve never known a time like it in 30-plus years," says Rupert Sweeting, head of national country sales at Knight Frank.
Omicron puts prime London’s property market ‘at a crossroads’
Property prices in prime outer London are rising at their fastest pace since February 2016, according to Knight Frank's latest index.
‘Love at first sight’ for over two-thirds of home movers
Almost half of Brits trust their own judgement when it comes to choosing their next home, says Savills
Londoners spent a record amount on homes outside the capital in 2021
"2021 is likely to mark the largest outmigration from London for at least a generation," says Hamptons' research chief.
UK Residential Property Market: 2021 in numbers
Knight Frank presents the 12 numbers of 2021...
Four trends for Prime Central London’s property market in 2022
Harrods Estates' Head of New Developments Simon Barry, Head of Lettings Sarah McIntyre, and Residential Director Shaun Drummond share their pick of the key trends set to shape the luxury property market…