The Market
‘There are clearly opportunities’ for prime property buyers in London, says Coutts
Prime London property buyers 'are pricing in what they think the market will look like next year but are at a stand-off with sellers who are hanging on to prices from last year,' says HNW-favoured bank
‘Pain for tenants to continue’ in prime London’s lettings market
The imbalance between rental supply and demand is improving in prime London, says Tom Bill - but only slowly.
Prime London’s property market is ‘reassuringly uneventful’ right now – but things could get bumpy again soon
The next General Election is moving onto the radar in the prime London property market, says Tom Bill.
‘A major price correction looks increasingly unlikely in 2023’ – Hamptons
It's not a buyers' market yet, says top-end national estate agency.
Labour floats caps & higher taxes for foreign buyers of UK properties
It's suggested that the Labour Party would hit overseas buyers with higher tax rates and impose restrictions on who can buy new-build homes in the UK.
Neighbourhood Values: Exploring Prime London’s affluent enclaves in numbers
New research by property agency London House seeks to shine a light on the city's rich and varied local neighbourhoods, focusing on those with the biggest appeal for high net worth property buyers.
By the Numbers: Prime London’s property market in 2023 so far
'2023 is set to be more in-tune with the last so-called normal market of 2019,' says property firm London House after crunching data from LonRes.
Mortgage approvals saw ‘significant’ jump in March
The latest Bank of England mortgage statistics illustrate the property market's 'convincing rebound', says Knight Frank, while Savills suggests the March data 'reflects an increasingly stable and competitive…
‘The reverse race for space’: Home-buyers prioritise shorter commutes
'38 minutes is the new Golden Hour commute,' declares Jackson-Stops, citing new research that suggests one of the big pandemic trends is seeing a 'surprising reversal'.
Planning activity plummets in Prime Central London
2022 saw the lowest-ever recorded total of applications and permissions granted in PCL, reports CBRE.
The morning after the night before: How resilient has the prime housing market been to a change in the cost of mortgage debt & other drivers of demand?
A period of 'intoxicating exuberance' at the top of the property market has given way to 'much greater sobriety when it comes to pricing,' says Savills' research chief - but this market come-down 'has…
‘Worst of the house price falls are over’ – Zoopla
The property market 'continues to rebalance', says Zoopla, with price growth slowing as supply improves.