The Market
Jo Eccles: Sellers trying their luck with ‘take it or leave it’ prices
Homeowners in prime neighbourhoods are acutely aware of fierce competition for the best properties, reports buying agent Jo Eccles.
Mortgage lending tumbled by 16% in Q1
'Lenders are all doing less business than they would like to be, and have shown willingness to absorb some volatility in order to remain competitive,' says Knight Frank Finance after checking the latest…
Affordability, together with a lack of supply of the right kind of property, is now the key force shaping the housing market – Acadata
Price index records lowest rate of annual increase across England & Wales since June 2020 amid ongoing mortgage market turbulence.
Nicky Stevenson: Why a soft landing is the most likely outcome for the property market
Despite a drop in the number of sales and a recorded softening of house price growth, headwinds to the market look set to improve in the near term, writes Nicky Stevenson, MD of estate agency brand Fine…
London leads rental market deceleration
The blistering pace of rental price growth has cooled in the last month, reports Hamptons.
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 Foxtons, JLL, HMRC, Zoopla, Savills, Knight Frank & more...
Tom Bill: Jobs market holds clues about direction for house prices & mortgage rates
What happens to core inflation will determine how much higher the Bank of England will push rates, says Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
‘Storm clouds are gathering’ for the property market, warn surveyors
Surveyors are reporting a 'less downbeat pessimistic trend' - but the spectre of more interest rate rises means the market may chill further.
Lower running costs & amenities giving new-builds the edge – Foxtons
New-build premiums have risen considerably, especially in outer-lying areas, reports the London estate agency.
RBKC & Westminster among hotspots bucking transaction trough
New analysis reveals where resi property sales are holding up the strongest.
‘Sticky’ PCL set for deal drought as buyers & sellers enter deadlock
It will take time for vendors to accept the fact that buyers are far more price sensitive these days, says Black Brick.