The Market
Ranked: The quickest months to sell a home
Analysis of Zoopla data by money.co.uk shows that April and May are the best months to market a property for sale.
Mortgage borrowing climbs 3.8%
More than 95% of new mortgages agreements are on fixed-rate terms.
Trendwatch: New global hotspots emerge as luxury homebuyers hunt for value
'With home prices at or near peak levels in many luxury markets, high-end buyers around the globe are discovering markets where they wield more buying power,' reports Christie's International Real Estate.
Rental growth is peaking despite chronic supply shortage – Zoopla
"There is no real prospect of significantly improved rental supply in the near term," says the Zoopla team, "as private landlords continue to sell off homes due to tax and regulatory changes and renters…
Monday Market Review: Key figures and 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 UK Finance, Knight Frank, Glentree Estates, the RICS & more…
‘£10mn is no longer enough’ for super-prime buyers in London, claim agents
"An amazing family home with five, six bedrooms and a garden, and parking, in zone 1, for £10mn? It’s not going to happen," says buying agent Camilla Dell.
BoE delays interest rate decision
"In light of the period of national mourning now being observed in the United Kingdom, the September 2022 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee has been postponed for a period of one week."
History says Britain’s property market is in for a long slowdown, not a crash
A house price correction of between 10% and 20% looks increasingly likely, writes Colin Jones, Professor of Real Estate at Heriot-Watt University.
Housing Ministers Hughes & Jones resign
The latest departures mark a wholesale change of ministerial leadership at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Local Communities.
London’s super-prime sales pipeline surges as wealthy buyers return from the USA & Middle East
A busy summer of high-end dealmaking points to a strong sales season through to November at least.
Buyer demand drops but record low stock props up house price growth – RICS
Surveyors have reported the steepest decline in home-buyer enquiries since the early days of the pandemic.
Global housing markets continue to climb, despite everything
"Global housing markets have wrongfooted us this quarter," says the Knight Frank research team, as property markets continued to post strong growth.