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‘It’s a cash buyers’ market’: Rising mortgage costs boost cash buyers
Hamptons has noticed a significant increase in the proportion of mortgage-free home-buyers so far this year, while Jackson-Stops has identified where cash buyers are making the biggest savings.
‘There is still room for growth’ for PCL property prices, following record-breaking year for £5mn+ deals
More than 50 London neighbourhoods saw some buying activity above £5mn in 2022, says Savills - but the firm still expects traditional Prime Central postcodes to outperform in price growth terms in the…
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh: Key trends to watch in the prime country house market this year
Following an unprecedented run in 2020 and 2021, the high-end country house market appears to be holding up well, with buyer registrations still tracking above pre-pandemic levels.
Official data shows ‘slightly weaker’ property sales market in December
Transaction volumes remain slightly above pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest (provisional) HMRC count.
Keir Waddell: Five PCL developments that will define five trends in 2023
Strutt & Parker's London new homes sales chief reflects on the big themes to emerge in the prime development sector lately, and the projects currently setting the tone in the luxury market...
Tom Bill: The impact of cheaper mortgages may eclipse house price declines
Effect will be more marked for those with higher loan-to-value ratios, says Knight Frank's UK resi research boss...
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 LonRes, Savills, Rightmove, Foxtons, OnTheMarket & more...
High-end listings soar in London as ‘bumper’ market tempts vendors
New £5m-plus instructions in Q4 were 74% higher than the pre-pandemic average, reports LonRes
Property market continues to cool – RICS
The latest RICS data on residential property deals, demand, new instructions and prices all point to a continued market slowdown.
UK house prices dipped in November – official data
The average UK property price fell by 0.3% in November 2022, according to the official House Price Index, but London saw a 0.1% rise.
Buyers & sellers ‘get on with moving’ as sentiment holds up
60% of properties were SSTC within 30 days last month, reports OnTheMarket, up from 42% in November
New listings continue despite buyers putting home-moves ‘on hold’ in Q4
Landmark's Q4 transactions data tell of 'a property market on hold as movers wait for the new year to take action'.