The Market

Total investment volumes bounced back 'very strongly' in 2021, reports Savills, as more funds looked to get into real estate

2021 saw the highest number of £5m+ country house sales in 15 years, according to new data from Knight Frank

Buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes available to buy.

London continues to be the region with the lowest property price inflation rate, according to the latest UK HPI: +0.2% in November and+5.1% for the year

Savills looked at house prices, lifestyle amenities, connectivity and ‘chocolate-box appeal’ to come up with the rundown for the Telegraph

"Someone told me recently that it was worth buying steak from the local butcher than the supermarket and paying a bit more," says estate agency chief Dominic Agace, "as it was directly supporting his house…

Demand for acquisition services is rising, reports LonRes - and so is the competition between firms…

Any re-balancing between supply and demand in the lettings market will only come later this year at the earliest, says Tom Bill

3.3% of private homes in London changed hands in a 12 month periods, with eight boroughs seeing more than one in every 25 homes sell.

"There are looming challenges," warns RIBA's research chief, "but overall architects are optimistic about the months ahead."

The average asking price of a property listed for sale outside London on OnTheMarket in December was £364k, up 3.7% from the same month last year. Within Greater London, the average asking price was £1.0

“London’s super-prime markets stellar end to the year is evidence of the influence that the pandemic-fuelled desire for more space has on residential markets," says Savills.