The Market
PCL house values recover to peak levels after seven years
Values have returned to the highs of 2015, before tax hikes, Brexit disruptions and Covid, reports LCP.
Housing market continues to slow, with prices and transactions in decline – RICS
January's RICS UK Residential Survey show the most widespread property market decline since 2009.
‘Recognise the one-offs’: A buying agent’s top tips for navigating uncertain market conditions
Seasoned acquisition specialist Charlie Wells dispenses some sage advice for those looking to transact in the current climate.
Prime regional buyers are cutting budgets, rather than abandoning purchases
Cash buyers make their move as the market undergoes a 'period of adjustment'.
London & the South East are Britain’s ‘landlord hotspots’
City of London, Kensington & Chelsea, and Richmond have the highest proportion of landlords to general population in the country.
Talking Heads: How luxury property businesses are preparing for China’s great re-opening
Super-prime property brokers, developers, designers and premium brands are all looking to tap into the resurgent Chinese market after almost three years of severe lockdowns;
HM Treasury & Bank of England propose an official digital currency
'A digital pound is likely to be needed in the future,' according to a newly-published government consultation paper.
52,000 UK properties ‘still owned anonymously’, despite new transparency law
Around half of registrable firms have failed to comply with UK's new rules around transparency, new analysis suggests.
Cambridge named top UK city for resi investors
London languishes below Scottish cities including Glasgow and Edinburgh in the latest Colliers investment rankings.
‘Global prime residential rental markets were a bright spot in 2022’ – Savills
Prime rental values increased by an average of 5.9% across the 30 cities tracked in the Savills Prime Residential World Cities Index in 2022, while capital values increased by an average of 3.
Enquiries are up 60% this year, reports PCL buying agency
Black Brick notes some 'green shoots of hope' across the prime postcodes.
Tom Bill: Caution matches optimism in froth-free UK housing market
The last few months are hardly a useful barometer for the future of the market, writes Knight Frank's UK resi research chief, but buyers & sellers appear to be reactivating their plans as relative economic…