The Market
Buying agency heralds ‘a more stable & active year ahead’ for the property market
Garrington's monthly sit-rep tells of 'a stronger than expected start' to 2025 for much of the UK's residential market.
Simon Rose: Why 2025 is the year of buyer value in Prime London
Seasoned PCL specialist makes sense of the conflicting messages & market data coming out of the prime postcodes.
Tom Bill: Mortgage rates drop but uncertainty grows around Bank’s next move
The recent MPC vote highlighted how unpredictable its future decisions may be, explains Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Ranked: Top ten UK cities for resi investors in 2025
Edinburgh is Colliers' top pick for the third time in a row, based on factors including affordability, economic prospects & liveability.
Total value of UK housing stock tops £9 trillion – Savills
London and the South East are home to 26% of the UK's housing stock, but account for 40% of the total value.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from Hamptons, Rightmove, Savills, Knight Frank, RICS, Acadata, Benham & Reeves & more...
Asking price growth eases as buyer choice builds – Rightmove
'Some of the steam is coming out of new sellers’ price expectations to fit the changing market conditions,' says property portal.
Ranked: Where sales stock levels have increased most in the last year
Nearly every part of England has more homes on the market now than at this time last year.
Letter from the country: Old chestnuts & bottomless money pits
Spring is around the corner and more sellers are emerging, but three quarters of existing stock is still overpriced, reports West Sussex & Hampshire buying agent Jennie Hancock.
Buyer demand dips but surveyors remain upbeat – RICS
Growth in buyer demand has 'lost a bit of momentum', says the RICS - but most property agents expect things to pick up later in the year.
‘Signs of life’ in England & Wales housing market, but situation ‘deteriorating’ in London & the South East
A whole combination of factors - including stretched affordability, mortgage rates & non-dom changes – are acting to restrain prices in the capital, reports Acadata.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 6, 2025
Nearly 50% more sales listings have seen asking price cuts so far in 2025 than in the first six weeks of 2024.