The Market
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 Knight Frank, Coutts, Savills, Rightmove, Zoopla, TwentyCi, LonRes & more...
Supply of new homes ‘hangs in balance’ as development activity drops-off
New data reveals a big drop in the number of completions, and permissions running well below the levels required to meet demand.
Abrahmsohn on the thorny issue of housing
They're not making any more of it and the little that exists isn’t being built upon, says veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Hong Kong buyers ‘dominate’ overseas property ownership in England & Wales
A Freedom of Information request has revealed which nationalities are most active in the British property market.
Property industry reactions: Interest rates rise to 4.5%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has raised the base rate of interest again, by 0.25% to 4.5%.
London’s super-prime market returns to pre-Brexit heights as wealthy buyers splash over £3bn on £10mn+ homes
Political uncertainty now creeping in again after top-end market enjoys best year since 2016.
Record year for top-end country sales
Knight Frank records highest number of top-end deals outside London in 15 years as buyer demand holds up.
Global luxury property market index turns negative for the first time since the Global Financial Crisis
Top-end property values are now falling in 16 of the 46 markets tracked by Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index, and 'downward pressure' is expected to continue for the next few quarters.
Property market ‘remains weak’ but the outlook steadies – RICS
Surveyors reported a dip in home-buyer demand last month, but most other property market indicators continue to improve from last year's low-point.
Property industry calls on government to help improve home moving market efficiency
Bosses of Landmark Information Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau, L&C Mortgages, Yopa, Simplify, O’Neill Patient, Enact, and TwentyCi have penned an open letter to Michael Gove, calling for a new 'Time to B…
Government reins-in plan to abolish leasehold
Michael Gove said earlier this year that the 'feudal' leasehold system 'needs to go' - but a complete overhaul now looks unlikely.
Is London’s super-prime building boom over?
New data reveals a dwindling pipeline of ultra-luxury developments in Prime Central London - but demand is continuing to surge.