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Mortgage approvals ticked up slightly in May – BoE data
'Not as bad as some we may have feared,' says North London estate agent Jeremy Leaf - but Savills warns that June's lending statistics 'will be more telling given the timeline of turbulence in the mortgage…
More high-end vendors opting to sell on the quiet as market slows, reports PCL agency
Tyburn has taken on nearly £70mn worth of 'silent listings' recently, including a number of apartments in some of London's most exclusive new developments.
Tom Bill: Prime London market resilient despite rising mortgage costs
'The economic mood has darkened but the market is far from grinding to a halt,' says Knight Frank's research chief, Tom Bill - although 'the air continued to slowly come out of the prime London property…
Property price cuts on the rise as higher mortgage rates ‘hit buying power by up to 20%’
The average asking price discount has climbed to 3.8%, says Zoopla, as one in six vendors accept offers at least 10% below their initial asking price.
Riverside Rules: House prices near inland waterways outperform seaside locations
Jackson-Stops has taken a deep dive into waterside property price premiums, highlighting a sharp increase in values over the last five years.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Beauchamp Estates, ONS, The Buying Solution, OnTheMarket, Knight Frank & more...
‘We are now seeing cautious confidence returning to the market’, says London agency
Chestertons reports more buyers offering on properties and more sellers coming to the market in the capital.
Why successful property transactions require difficult conversations
In this kind of market, decisions on price adjustments need to be executed swiftly by clients - which is easier said than done, explains Nic Pejacsevich.
‘The property market looks set to remain a deal makers market’, says buying agency
Garrington rounds-up some of the big property market indicators and indices to give a buyers-eye overview of the market in June.
Abrahmsohn: Why clobbering private landlords is folly
Beware, warns veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn, the Four Horseman of the Property Apocalypse are saddling up and ready to go...
Annual house price growth slowed to 3.5% in April – UK HPI
London continues to have the lowest rate of annual house price growth of any UK region - but the capital saw a 2.1% jump in sold prices from March to April.
Tom Bill: Nerves & mortgage rates rise ahead of inflation data & Bank decision
Rates are increasing as financial markets price in a period of more stubborn inflation, says Knight Frank's head of resi research.