The Market

Uptick in sales agreed puts UK on track for 1.2 million transactions in 2022.

Belgravia & Knightsbridge have been making a comeback as international buyers go in search of bargains.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is moving into 10 Downing Street, after Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson dropped out of the latest Conservative Party leadership contest.

Savills has counted 640 branded residential developments around the world, delivering nearly 100,000 homes.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Rightmove, Propertymark, UBS, OnTheMarket & more…

Concerns over future demand and pricing have led many developers to become 'more selective', reports Savills.

'It's like Christmas has come early for the housing market,' says Zoopla's top analyst, Richard Donnell, as the portal records a marked slowdown in home-buying activity following political and economic…

'It’s a real challenge for renters at the moment,' says Rightmove, 'as there are simply not enough homes available to rent to meet the demand from people enquiring.'

Another Tory leadership election will take place 'within the next week'.

"The extreme pressure may be coming off the market, but it has a long way to go yet before we see it return to normal," says Propertymark, as supply improves but demand remains high.

£30.9bn-worth of property changed hands without public marketing in 2021, according to an estimate by a property fund.

Prime property prices 'may not be as overheated as they are looking in some mortgage-reliant mainstream markets,' argues former Savills research chief Yolande Barnes, in some new analysis commissioned…