Economics
Abrahmsohn: What are the New Year indicators for the resi property market?
Following an eventful few months, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn looks at what 2025 could have in store for the capital's buyers, sellers, landlords & tenants.
Knight Frank trims house price forecasts for 2025
But Tom Bill's team has upgraded its outlook for prime London property price growth over the next five years.
UK Budget & US Election Debrief: Ten impacts on the Prime London property market
As the dust settles on months of uncertainty, top buying agent Jo Eccles summarises the short- and long-term considerations for those leaving, remaining, or coming to the UK.
England & Wales index records first house price growth in six months
Prices are currently on a 'modestly improving trajectory after oscillating around a more or less flat underling trend for much of the past two years,' reports Acadata.
‘We appear to be through the eye of the storm’: Buying agency notes ‘fresh optimism’ in the property market
Garrington's latest housing market sit-rep takes an upbeat view of recent political and economic happenings.
House prices set to rise 3% in 2025 ‘as a new cycle begins’ – Hamptons
'The mood of the housing market has shifted from trepidation to cautious optimism,' says national estate agency - but Hamptons' longer-term outlook is less bullish than other property market forecasts
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest movements and commentary, featuring data and analysis from Coutts, Maskells, Hamptons, RFR, Benham & Reeves, Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove & more...
Property Industry Reactions: BoE cuts interest rates again, to 4.75%
'If inflation remains low and stable it’s likely that we will reduce interest rates further,' says the Monetary Policy Committee.
Tom Bill: What does the US Election result mean for the UK residential property market?
Knight Frank's research chief talks us through some of the risks and opportunities facing the housing market on this side of the pond, as a result of Donald Trump's victory.
Five-year house price growth in the 20% range is ‘the new normal’ – JLL
'With the October Budget behind us, the outlook for both house prices and rents remains positive,' says JLL in its latest property market forecasts.
Light at the end of the tunnel? Savills expects UK house prices to rise 23% over the next five years
Savills has issued fresh forecasts for the mainstream housing market, with an optimistic outlook for less turbulent times ahead.
Charles Curran: ‘It is still business as usual’ in PCL despite the Budget’s ‘selection of crackers taxes’
Last week's Labour Budget was 'driven by ideology, penalising those they simply did not need to tax or tax further,' argues top-end estate agency boss Charles Curran.