The Market
Back in Town: ‘Buyers are saying that they found rural life lonely and quiet’
"London’s suburbs are now red hot," says buying agent Sara Ransom, as house-hunters look to return to city life.
Predicted influx of international buyers remains ‘more of a trickle than a torrent’, says PCL agency
British buyers are still Black Brick’s main clients, accounting for around one in every four deals
Prime London rents see first double-digit annual increase in over a decade
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.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest market movements in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Foxtons, Savills, Knight Frank, Zoopla & more
‘Rebalancing begins’ as prime London’s property market catches up with country house performance
Knight Frank and Savills have both flagged a revival for central London's property market in the opening months of this year.
Prime Central London ‘stirs into life’ after two quiet years
"Prime Central London is now moving back into the spotlight," says Knight Frank. "The fact prices have been falling for six years helps."
A solicitor’s guide to deal-making in a competitive market
Spring has sprung – and so has demand, says Laura Conduit, offering up some top tips for staying ahead of the competition…
Sustainability climbs the agenda for home-owners & house-hunters
Around two fifths of future house-hunters say they would consider the energy efficiency of their next home, up sharply from just over one fifth who thought about this with their last property purchase.
Overseas Entities: The real estate effect
The effects of the Economic Crime Act will be felt far and wide across the UK real estate industry, writes Nathan Rees.
London is the ‘most challenging market’ for estate agents
London's SW postcode is one of the slowest-moving property markets in Britain, according to new analysis - but is the most lucrative patch for estate agents.
Mortgage lending drops, ‘confirming that the froth has come out of the market’
The average mortgage value was £235,474 in February - a significant 4.6% higher than the previous month, and 10.4% up one the year.
Infography: Charting London’s property market surge
Foxtons saw a drastic surge in demand for homes in London as the Covid-19 pandemic eased; producing a series of charts to illustrate the capital's key property market trends through an extraordinary time.