The Market
Estate agents highlight ‘challenging landscape’ as more deals fall through
43% of estate agents believe a property market recovery will come next year; 29% believe it will happen in 2023, while 28% don’t believe it will happen in the near future.
SW3 in Numbers: Charting Chelsea’s prime property growth
As gardeners and socialites flock to Chelsea's annual horticultural palooza, property consultancy JLL has taken a look at how the residential market is faring in this Prime Central London enclave.
London’s North-South divide closes as south-of-the-river property markets outperform
'The North’s house price dominance over the South might not last forever,' says Benham and Reeves, as London's southern boroughs see more residential property transactions and higher rates of price growth…
Europe’s decade-long residential property bull run is ‘under strong pressure’
Resi valuations across Europe are 'stagnating due to the wide gap in expectations between most buyers and sellers,' says Catella Research, but a new 'lower consensus price floor' is emerging.
Property sellers show ‘increased pricing confidence’ as the property market continues to defy expectations
But there are 'some signs of over-optimism' amongst vendors at the top end of the property market, warns Rightmove.
Buyers pay 39% more for homes with larger gardens
It'll come as no surprise that a garden adds value to a property, but new analyses by top-flight estate agencies - coinciding with the Chelsea Flower Show - quantify the gain...
Off-plan property sales slide as investors squeezed
34% of new homes in England & Wales were sold in advance of being built last year, down from a peak of 46% in 2016.
Tom Bill: Political heat intensifies on the property market
More details have been published on what the main political parties would do to boost housebuilding and improve tenants’ rights.
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 Hamptons, Rightmove, LonRes, OnTheMarket, Savills, Knight Frank & more...
‘The mood amongst many buyers has shifted from anxiety to cautious confidence’ – Garrington
Property market sentiment 'is improving steadily' says top buying agency.
Bridging loan activity surges 68% amidst mortgage market uncertainty
Increase in short-term property lending has been driven by demand from residential homeowners.
‘This unusual age of massive rises of house prices may be nearing an end’, says top economist
Key drivers including WFH and higher interest rates will likely lead to weaker house price growth over the coming decades, according to the OBR's David Miles.