The Market
Prime country houses prices tipped to remain 20-25% above pre-pandemic levels
'Much of the froth has now come out of the market and buyers are generally more measured in their approach, especially with regard to values,' says buying agency Heaton & Partners.
National market snapshot: Key indicators
What do 2022's vital stats tell us about the future direction of the market?
Prime London sales market defies gloomy predictions with strong start to the year
'A double-digit price fall does not exactly feel imminent', says Knight Frank, after recording some encouragingly high activity levels given the circumstances...
‘Slow burn’ start for mainstream market in 2023, as buyers hold back – Zoopla
Property portal expects a ‘cautious mood’ to continue in the housing market until Easter.
Unrealistic price expectations tops list of estate agents’ concerns for vendors in 2023
Propertymark has flagged the big threats and opportunities facing estate agents and the property market in the year ahead...
Saul Empson: What the Dickens is going on in the prime property market?
If we all stopped in our tracks every time the papers rang a bell to call the onset of the next property crash, none of us would have bought homes since 1998, says buying agent Saul Empson...
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 Oxford Economics, HMRC, Knight Frank, Dexters, Savills, Knight Frank & more...
Gove accelerates reform of ‘feudal’ leasehold system
Housing secretary Michael Gove is bringing forward plans to reform England's "outdated" leasehold system.
Michael Gove said leasehold is 'just an unfair form of property ownership'
‘It’s a cash buyers’ market’: Rising mortgage costs boost cash buyers
Hamptons has noticed a significant increase in the proportion of mortgage-free home-buyers so far this year, while Jackson-Stops has identified where cash buyers are making the biggest savings.
Estate agents report ‘more muted’ start to the year
'The manic market conditions of the pandemic have well and truly subsided,' says GetAgent after polling over 500 UK estate agents.
Tenant competition begins to ease as asking rents hit another record high
London rents are rising faster than in any other region, with the average asking rent in Inner London topping £3,000 pcm for the first time.
‘There is still room for growth’ for PCL property prices, following record-breaking year for £5mn+ deals
More than 50 London neighbourhoods saw some buying activity above £5mn in 2022, says Savills - but the firm still expects traditional Prime Central postcodes to outperform in price growth terms in the…