The Market
Ranked: Britain’s overseas buyer hotspots
The number of foreign buyers entering the property market across England and Wales increased by 3.2% over the last year - with some areas seeing surges of up to 18.8%.
House prices & transaction volumes continue to fall – official data
Industry Reactions: Property insiders weigh-in on the latest UK HPI, which tells of another fall for property prices in February.
London’s runaway top-end market falters
But a surge in under-offers could see a bounce-back in Q2.
Top US broker warns UK property market is ‘sailing into the eye of the storm’
Ryan Serhant thinks values could tank by 20% as the market adjusts to higher mortgage rates - but industry folk in the UK vehemently disagree...
Currency Matters: Timing is everything, but the message is still the same
The only real difference between financial markets and real estate is liquidity, explains David Huggett.
May & June will be defining months in the 2023 market
Buying agents Richard & Sophie Rogerson on navigating a new normal in Prime London...
PCL sales tumble by a fifth – but ‘taking a longer-term view shows a different picture’
JLL's Prime Central London index for Q1 2023 tells of a 4.3% annual decline in achieved sold prices, and a 5.5% increase in achieved rents.
Housing market green shoots increasingly evident – OnTheMarket
Medium-term confidence increased amongst buyers & sellers in March, although far fewer properties are selling in the 'magic' 30-day window.
St John’s Wood property agency chalks up £50mn American deal-run
Aston Chase recently sold six big-ticket North London homes to wealthy American families, as dollar-toting buyers took advantage of currency discounts.
‘Demand in the super-prime rental market is driving a new dedicated advisor’
Buying agents are de rigeur at the top-end of the sales market, but increasing numbers of HNW tenants are retaining specialists to find their next home and streamline the moving process, says DDRE Global's Alex…
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 Chestertons, RICS, Rightmove, CBRE, Savills & more...
Retirees drive landlord sales as BtL demographics shift ‘irrespective of the tax or regulatory changes’
Hamptons estimates that around 140,000 landlords retired in 2022, accounting for nearly three-quarters (73%) of all landlord sales.