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HMRC Research: Why overseas buyers choose UK property
The UK 'was seen as a safe investment, particularly amongst those buying high value properties,' conclude researchers after quizzing nearly 300 non-UK resident buyers five years ago.
UK property becoming safe haven by default – Knight Frank
The government has sent the wrong message by scrapping non-dom status, but any negativity has been dwarfed by the wider commotion on global financial markets this month, explains the agency's Tom Bill.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from Savills, HMRC, LonRes, Deverell Smith, Foxtons, JLL & more...
Sales activity climbs, but prime regional property markets ‘remain price sensitive’
The latest Savills index suggests top-end home values outside London have dipped by -1.1% in the last year.
Older homeowners’ housing wealth hits record £2.9tn
New Savills research reveals scale of housing wealth imbalance between generations.
From the small screen to the big smoke: On 25 years of Location, Location, Location & the re-evaluation of prime London property
Savills' research chief Lucian Cook reflects on the ups and downs of recent years, and how the latest run of events - from a new government to tax changes - could shape the prime property market in 2025.
‘There are clear signs of renewed confidence across PCL’ as deal numbers climb
JLL recorded 13% more residential transactions in Prime Central London in Q1 this year compared to last.
Dubai’s resi market just posted one of its best-ever quarters
Latest analysis shows record-high sales volumes & values as off-plan properties & premium neighbourhoods drive growth.
Deal numbers pick up in Prime London but ‘uncertainty ahead’
There were some positive signs for the sales market last month, reports LonRes, but the top end is still struggling with rising supply and weaker demand.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 16, 2025
A predictable holiday slump in agreed sales & new instructions for Easter.
‘The centre of gravity has shifted’: Ranking Europe’s top-performing luxury property markets through the last decade
Key trends revealed in long-term analysis of Knight Frank's Prime International Residential Index.
Tom Bill: Financial markets take breather, rates edge lower – but outlook stays unsettled
The tariff turbulence has calmed for now but any downwards pressure on mortgage rates is not guaranteed to last, writes Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.