The Market
Black Brick flags big shifts in buyer behaviour across Prime London
Buying agency's H1 data shows houses overtaking flats, suburban neighbourhoods outpacing central London and off-market deals becoming increasingly dominant.
House price growth slows as transactions dwindle
Zoopla expects prices to continue falling in London and the South East through the rest of the year.
Industry Reactions: Mortgage approvals drop 11%
The latest Bank of England data 'provide something of a reality check,' says Savills, while Knight Frank Finance says May's stats 'provided the first signs that a larger number of borrowers were beginning…
American & Gulf buyers are ‘dominating’ the PCL market this year
'All the biggest deals over the last six months have been to either wealthy American or Gulf families,' says Beauchamp Estates, with US HNWIs behind nearly a third of Mayfair sales above £5mn in 2026…
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Beauchamp Estates, LonRes, Savills, GetAgent, Farrar & Co & more...
‘The wealthy individual of 2026 is no longer selecting a single country’: Six trends shaping global wealth migration
An outflow of High New Worth Individuals from the UK is 'the canary in the mine' for economic policy, warns citizenship consultancy.
Fall-through rates are down, but still costing agents
GetAgent's analysis of TwentyEA data suggests 13% fewer transactions fell through in May 2026 than in the same month last year.
The High Life: How London’s resi towers are evolving into vertical communities
With land scarce & buyer expectations shifting, tall buildings are increasingly being designed around wellness, amenity & community rather than views alone, explains Berkeley's James Boyce
Trevor Abrahmsohn: My radical solution to ending bad buyer behaviour
Any ‘instant contract’ system will still be riddled with legal exits large enough to drive a removal lorry through - there is a much better solution available, says veteran agent.
House-building numbers set to slump as viability squeeze deepens – Savills
Property consultancy's updated forecast points to a sharp downturn, with completions falling to just over 150,000 in each of the next two years.
Reform or catch-up? Why the prime property market is already ahead of the Government’s plans
Ministers want to speed up homebuying and reduce failed sales, but many of the reforms being proposed have long been standard practice at the top end of the market, writes property lawyer Laura Conduit.
Prime Minister Questions: Lucian Cook on what political change means for the housing market
Savills' resi research chief bemoans yet another round of Westminster upheaval, heralding more unwelcome uncertainty for the housing market.