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Property prices fall for an eighth month as the ‘Brexit impasse continues to challenge the market’
Supply, demand and deal numbers continued to dwindle in March, reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Talking Heads: Four thoughts on overvaluations
After an investigation into the scale of overvaluations in the UK property market concluded that thousands of vendors were being "misled" by some of the biggest estate agency chains, four industry experts…
The changing fortunes of the Prime London housing market
LonRes' research chief Marcus Dixon looks at how the current market downturn differs from the aftermath of the financial crisis, and how things are likely to play out this time round...
Agents accused of ‘duping’ vendors with widespread overvaluations
Times investigation concludes that some of the UK's biggest estate agency chains are 'overvaluing properties by up to a fifth...
Allsop’s ‘pre-Brexit’ sale raises £57m, with Mayfair block going for £6.6m
'With realistic pricing, it’s entirely possible to generate competition and achieve strong prices', says auction firm
High-End Time: The super-prime buyers shrugging off Brexit uncertainty
Britain's political machine may be stuck in a rut, but the upper end of the property market is still very much moving and some exceptional properties have been changing hands across Mayfair, Chelsea, Belgravia,…
Bulk buyers eye Prime London’s apartment blocks
Acquisition agency reports increasing demand for bulk-buy deals and entire buildings as clients sense a 'buying opportunity'
The top end of the Edinburgh property market stirs into life but ennui remains the norm
Savills recently called Edinburgh the "standout star" of the UK prime market, with +7.4% annual property price growth;
Prime property demand builds, but fails to translate into activity in a ‘Brexit-paced’ market
Demand is building in prime regional and prime London markets, says Savills, but prices continue to fall as uncertainty 'dictates the pace'
Ranked: Prime London’s top-performing postcodes
W8 was the hotspot for high-end deals last year, according to granular analysis of Land Registry transaction data across the prime postcodes, with 148 sales registered above £2m;
Country house price growth sinks to a five-year low – but activity picks up
Knight Frank predicts 8.2% price growth for prime regional property prices by 2023, with 'relative value' driving demand in more rural locations this year
Buyers start moving as demand rises in prime London, but vendors hesitate
Knight Frank reports a 7.5% rise in the number of offers made in prime London, despite fewer properties coming to market.