The Market

Confidence in the land market has perked up since the beginning of the year, says Savills, despite a shrinking development pipeline.

There has been a bounce in homes going under offer and in new sales instruction following the election, but agreed sales in the capital's prime postcodes remain thin-on-the-ground.

New sentiment poll sheds more light on the impact of higher finance costs on the market, and the post-summer prospects...

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Asking rents have hit another record high, as each lettings listing receives an average of 17 enquiries.

Investors are shying away from buy-to-let, says Hamptons, reducing lettings supply and pushing up rental prices.

15% of all high-end deals recorded across the capital in H1 took place in the district, as its appeal grows amongst younger HNWIs.

Property prices across Prime Central London remain -19% down on their previous peak a decade ago, says Savills, 'suggesting it is still a case of when, and not if, a stronger recovery takes hold.'

'Sellers remain largely over-confident when it comes to their asking price expectations versus the price they are actually able to sell their property for,' says Yopa.

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Garrington heralds a 'rosier' outlook for the property market as a 'flurry of new listings enters the prime market,' having been 'deliberately held back pending the election result.'

'Cascading risks' loom for the capital, as escalating extreme weather events mean 'around 43% of London properties are likely to be affected by subsidence by 2030.'