The Market
From turnkey one-beds to carbon zero family homes: Prime market trends to watch, according to a top buying agent
'Developers take heed, you will do well focusing on luxury developments for the one-bed singleton market,' advises Jazmin Atkins
The property market’s ability to adapt & evolve is what’s keeping the wheels moving – TwentyCi
Exchanges are running -20% below last year's levels, but there is still a 'substantial and solid core of activity'.
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 LonRes, ONS, Savills, Benham & Reeves, Acadata, CBRE & more...
Tories float ‘stamp duty cut to win over voters’
Cutting Stamp Duty 'would cost a lot of money', admits a Conservative Party source, but could appeal to middle-aged voters.
Property market prospects ‘mirror the unpredictability of the season’s weather’ – Garrington
'The tapestry of data that make up the UK property market is now more a medley of varying trends than a harmonious tune,' says national buying agency.
Postcard from Paris: Susie Hollands on the French capital’s ‘striking parallel’ with the Prime Central London property market
The city of love still holds dear to global buyers, says a top Parisian buying agent.
More than one in five London homes sold in 2023 went above £1mn
17,590 properties have sold for more than £1mn in the capital so far this year - which is 21% of all resi transactions.
New sales listings surge as ‘sellers return to the market at mass’
Every UK region has seen a big increase in new sales listings in the last fortnight compared to the opening weeks of the year.
Converting London’s ‘obsolete’ offices could deliver 28,000 homes – CBRE
New findings 'strengthen the case' for office-to-resi conversions in the capital.
OTM chief: The current market is not all about plummeting prices and transactions – far from it
Those properties which are priced sensibly are attracting buyers within a sensible timeframe, says Jason Tebb, as the portal updates on its latest national sentiment survey.
Property market continued to cool in August – UK HPI
There has been no change in the average house price in England over the last year, official data shows.
Rental supply is starting to pick up in Prime London
Instructions rose by 20% last month, but available stock levels are still 50% down on pre-pandemic times, reports LonRes.