The Market

Catch up on all the latest market movements in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, TwentyCi, Knight Frank & Hamptons International

Buy-to-let investors were behind 13.9% of homes sales across Great Britain in Q1 2022, says Hamptons - the highest proportion at this time of year since Stamp Duty changes in 2016.

Knight Frank's latest indices tell of rising prices and plenty of activity in prime London's sales and rental markets.

Judges of the influential annual Sunday Times guide take decision "in recognition of the problems caused in the county’s housing market by incomers buying second homes".

44% of global cities saw average house prices surge by more than 10% in 2021.

A lack of stock in the agency market has continued to bring out the buyers, says Savills

There are currently 172,589 residential properties listed for sale across the UK, according to research by TwentyCi, and another 237,512 homes with sales agreed

"London’s suburbs are now red hot," says buying agent Sara Ransom, as house-hunters look to return to city life.

British buyers are still Black Brick’s main clients, accounting for around one in every four deals

Average rental values in prime London have surged by 11.1% in the last year, reports Savills, pushing both houses and flats above pre-pandemic levels.

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Knight Frank and Savills have both flagged a revival for central London's property market in the opening months of this year