Ranked: Britain’s top ten locations for buy-to-let investors
Zoopla has looked into which locations promise the best yields for buy-to-let investors.
Property transactions tick up in February
The latest HMRC property transactions statistics ‘support the narrative of relative stability over the past five years’
Notting Hill market sets the pace as buyers ‘get on with their lives’
The average number of days between a property being listed and going under offer in W11 has fallen by 42% over the last year, the biggest such reduction in PCL…
To The Manor Drawn: On the realities of buying a top-tier country pile
There is much more to consider besides maintenance and running costs when acquiring a genuinely top-end country estate or manor house, says Charlie Wells; first-generation ‘country squires’ are often blissfully unaware as to what they could be getting themselves into…
May is peak buying season in the UK property market
‘The traditional buying seasons remain apparent in both London and the regions’, says Knight Frank, after analysing sales activity over the last three years; vendors urged to act now if they want to ‘hit the sweet spot’
Deals, Disputes & Dilemmas: On the complicated business of dual fees
Following the publication of new TPO guidance on dual fees, designed to curb the rising number of disputes, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn steers us through the labyrinthine world of inter-agency dealings, offering his thoughts on best practice, and harking back to a high-profile – and complex – case involving one of London’s finest mansions…
UK property prices drop by 0.8% in a month, driven by a Southern slowdown
The UK’s average house price fell by 0.8% between December 2018 and January 2019, according to the latest official UK HPI, leaving the annual rate of growth at its lowest level since 2013.
Portal valuation leads jump by over a third
Rising new business leads could indicate pent-up supply in the sales market.
Long in the tooth? Analysing the 2014-2019 bear market from a historical perspective
At the end of last year, fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater set out ten reasons why he expects Q1 2019 to mark the low point of the Prime Central London property market; here, he looks back at how the current downturn compares to others over the last 30 years, and assesses if there are grounds to believe that prices have indeed bottomed out…
These four years saw average house prices double within five years
The average value of a home rocketed by 100% within five years of 1974, 1980, 1989 and 2004; it took 16 years for the same growth to be recorded to the end of 2018.
Mixed picture for house prices across England & Wales as market conditions remain ‘challenging’
Annual change currently at -0.5%, reports LSL & Acadata, after marginal monthly rise; transactions slip to 59,100, marking the lowest February figure since 2015
MPs set out blueprint for leasehold reform
HCLG Committee ‘demolishes’ the current system with a series of wide-ranging recommendations, including a wholesale shift to commonhold ownership and a lid on ground rents